[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E343]
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                   NO SUCH THING AS AN HONOR KILLING

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2015

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, right now, this very moment, a woman 
in Pakistan is hiding from her husband in a squat brick house.
  She is covered from head to toe, only showing her eyes.
  She lives in constant fear, every second of the day.
  Why is she hiding?
  Because her husband is trying to kill her.
  An honor killing, it is deemed.
  And sadly she is not alone.
  Honor killings in Pakistan are a common practice.
  When it is believed a woman has brought dishonor to her family or 
gone against their will, she is murdered.
  But there is nothing honorable in hacking, beating or stoning a 
woman--a wife, a mother, a sister--to death.
  The existing laws do not protect women from this unthinkable crime, 
because the idea is supported by the local community.
  No woman should have to live in constant fear of the man she married, 
because Mr. Speaker, there is no such thing as an honor killing.
  And that's just the way it is.

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