The government moves one step closer in making a specific offense of honor-related crime
This came to reality by setting up an official investigation into the issue.
That’s welcomed by the organisation Glöm Aldrig Pela och Fadime, or Gapf, which was set up in the wake of the murder of 26-year-old Fadime Sahindal in Uppsala 17 years ago. She was shot point blank in the face by her father who thought she had brought shame on the family for dating a Swedish man. The founder of Gapf Sara Mohammad tells Radio Sweden the investigation is welcomed but that there is more to be done on the issue.
Source : Swedish radio in English