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Honor Killing through the eyes of Asylum Law
Author:
Jessica L. Darnell
Publication Date:
January, 2009
HONOR KILLING: A Misclassification under the Gender Nexus.
Ms. Darnell argues in her paper that the threat of honor killing provides potential victims the opportunity to make asylum claims in the United States.
Read the paper here: