Resources: Honor-based violence

Noor Almaleki was killed in October 2009 when her father ran her down with his car. Her murder was one of the first honor killing cases prosecuted in the United States. (Maricopa County Prosecutor's Office)

Although most common in the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa, honor violence and honor killings are now becoming more common in Europe, Canada and now the United States. According to the United Nations, an estimated 5,000+ women are murdered annually in the name of honor.

This fall the AHA Foundation launches the first national hotline for victims of forced marriage and honor violence.

For more information on honor violence and honor killing visit:

- AHA Foundation

- Amnesty International

- Karma Nirvana

- Tahirih Justice Center

- UN Women: United National Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

- Women Thrive Worldwide

More from "48 Hours Mystery" and Crimesider:

- New hotline to aim at girls facing forced marriage

- A Family's Honor

- "Honor killing" under growing scrutiny in the U.S.

- U.S. law enforcement encounters honor violence

- A Reporter's Journey: Revealing the honor violence epidemic

[pdayp]

Guilty. Should have been found guilty by jury. First degree murder.

[dkgingras]

WOW!!! I saw this clip once before and it angered me even more again this time. What a total injustice for Noor. If anyone believes this was not pre-meditated murder then they are not of sound mind mentally. The 12 juror's did a terrible injustice here. I say he should be punished in the very same way he did his daughter. Run him down without mercy or concern. An eye for an eye!!! I hope that the father rots in jail and dies there.

[JimmyLumpkin]

Under the Constitution of the US, nobody is allowed to deprive another person of life, liberty or property. The killing of Noor was a deprivation of all of those things. Her liberty (freedom of speech and freedom of action) were taken from her, her life was taken from her, and anything that she owned was taken. This was pre-meditated murder, pure and simple. Those who disagree with our concept of individual RIGHTS are free to leave the USA to find whatever sort of life that they seek somewhere else.

[charoin]

Even thought I believe this is murder it matters little since according to the U.S. Supreme Court as of Jan 2008 when they refused the Schubert v. Pleasant Glade Assembly of God let the Texas Supreme Court ruling stand.
REF:
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/ebriefs/05/05091615.pdf
NO. 05-0916 THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS - LAURA SCHUBERT v. PLEASANT GLADE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, REVEREND LLOYD A. McCUTCHEON, ROD LINZAY, HOLLY LINZAY, SANDRA SMITH, BECKY BICKEL AND PAUL PATTERSON
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/ebriefs/05/05091605.pdf
LAURA SCHUBERT'S PETITION FOR REVIEW TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Medina
David Michael Medina (born July 23, 1958)[1] is a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
[edit] Some other notable opinions
• North Texas Pentecostal church Pleasant Glade Assembly of God vs. Laura Schubert, June 27, 2008[17][18]
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25423465/ns/us_news-faith/t/court-exorcism-protected-law/
Court: Exorcism is protected by law
Texas justices throw out jury award after teenager alleged church ordeal
**** Which is rather interesting since in this case a minor was abducted, tied down to the ground with leather straps with a cross barring the barn doors closed and then she was beaten for three days before it was decided that by gosh she actually was not posed by the devil. **** So it would appear that the U.S. Supreme Court does not believe in the protection of minors or for those matter adults either sine any yea hoo with a vision from a deity since the court did not specify only one religion was protected by this lack of a ruling. I guess in a why if these honor killings are part of a religious sect then these perpetrates too would be protected by these ruling since they are only practicing their religion and it laws.