UK News 07-12-2004 who: Director of Public Prosecutions, Ken Macdonald what: Says perpetrators of honour killings will be "prosecuted relentlessly" where: LONDON when: Yesterday snippet: At a special conference aimed at combating violence against Asian women in Britain, the Crown Prosecution Service revealed that "117 women may have been killed or driven to take their own lives after being persecuted for bringing perceived dishonour on their families," says The Scotsman. The Guardian says one 19 year-old was "murdered by a man hired by her parents after they discovered that she had a secret boyfriend who had dedicated a love song to her on the radio". [... more]

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