Women on the Frontline: Turkey Part 1 of 3

Worldwide, according to the United Nations Population Fund, as many as 5,000 women a year are murdered in the name of honour. In Turkey there are no recorded figures. But behind closed doors, officials admit that the problem is a grave one. Emanating from centuries old traditions, it is proving almost impossible to eradicate. Recent attempts to crack down on perpetrators, such as making life imprisonment mandatory, have not solved the problem, but instead stimulated a whole new wave of criminal activity: forced suicides. In this film we hear from men who have to choose between murder and dishonour and investigate whether it truly is possible to change a repressive psyche of this custom of the Middle East?

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Film & Animation

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• Human rights
• Law
• Women's issues
• Women's rights