According to the U.N. Study, "Crimes of honor are committed with varying degrees of intensity in the Middle East, South America and Southern Asia, as in the past in the Mediterranean basin; a man has impunity to kill any woman suspected of dishonoring his family; she is seen as a symbol or piece of property rather than as a human being. The Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions addresses this issue and mentions women driven to suicide or disfigured by acid. Religious extremism in Bangladesh has made women particularly vulnerable to discriminatory fatwas."

The organizations listed below address these and other issues on D.3. Crimes of Honor. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of their work and how to contact them. Click on the news and research buttons to check and see if there is additional information on D.3. Crimes of Honor.

Women's NGO'S
European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
Guild of Service
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide

Human Rights NGO'S
Rights and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM)
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR)
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York

Religions & Associations

Academic Institutions

Civil Society

Governments
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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