1990s International
womens movement focuses on
violence against women and
girls, including honor killings.
1990
To gain support from tribal leaders
and religious fundamentalists, Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein exempts
men from punishment for commit-
ting honor killings.
1992
CEDAW committee adopts General
Recommendation 19, which says
governments may be responsible
for citizens private acts such
as so-called honor crimes if the
states fail to act with due dili-
gence to prevent violations of
rights, or to investigate and punish
acts of violence.
1993
U.N. World Conference on Human
Rights adopts the Vienna Conven-
tion, which holds that the human
rights of women and the girl-child
are an inalienable, integral and in-
divisible part of human rights.
1995
Fourth World Conference on
Women in Beijing calls on states
to stop violence against women
resulting from harmful traditional
or customary practices, cultural
prejudices and extremism.
1998
U.N. Commission on Human
Rights condemns honor killing.
1999
Jordans Queen Noor holds public
discussions on honor killings and
pronounces them inconsistent with
Islam and Jordanian constitutional
law, even though parliamentary
leaders claim such killings are jus-
tifiable.