According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, honor killing is an act that violates of multiple human rights.
First, honor killings are a direct violation of Article 1: Innate freedom and equality. This article states “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” (Claiming Human Rights). By violating this right, females and males aren’t seen as equals. Men are entitled to their own opinions and actions Females with opinions and "nontraditional" actions, on the other hand, are faced with consequences.
Second, honor killings violate Article 3: Right to life. This article states that everyone is born with the right of "life, liberty, and security of a person" (Claiming Human Rights).
Third, honor killings violate Article 7: Equality before the law. All people are equal before the law, and everyone is entitled (without any discrimination) to equal protection of the law (Claiming Human Rights). This means that the law protects both men and women, although this is obviously not practiced in Afghan culture.
Fourth, honor killings violate Article 16: Right to marriage and a family. This article states that "men and women of of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality, or religion, have the right to marry and [start] a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and its dissolution" (Claiming Human Rights). If this right was enforced more often, there would be a drastic decrease in honor killings each year.
Fifth, honor killings violate Article 23: Right to work. Everyone is entitled to "the right to work", the right to "free choice of employment", and "the right to equal pay for equal work" (Claiming Human Rights).
First, honor killings are a direct violation of Article 1: Innate freedom and equality. This article states “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” (Claiming Human Rights). By violating this right, females and males aren’t seen as equals. Men are entitled to their own opinions and actions Females with opinions and "nontraditional" actions, on the other hand, are faced with consequences.
Second, honor killings violate Article 3: Right to life. This article states that everyone is born with the right of "life, liberty, and security of a person" (Claiming Human Rights).
Third, honor killings violate Article 7: Equality before the law. All people are equal before the law, and everyone is entitled (without any discrimination) to equal protection of the law (Claiming Human Rights). This means that the law protects both men and women, although this is obviously not practiced in Afghan culture.
Fourth, honor killings violate Article 16: Right to marriage and a family. This article states that "men and women of of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality, or religion, have the right to marry and [start] a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and its dissolution" (Claiming Human Rights). If this right was enforced more often, there would be a drastic decrease in honor killings each year.
Fifth, honor killings violate Article 23: Right to work. Everyone is entitled to "the right to work", the right to "free choice of employment", and "the right to equal pay for equal work" (Claiming Human Rights).