GA Proposal: Prohibition Of Honor-Based Violence

[HumanSanity]

Prohibition Of Honor-Based Violence

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Civil Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Greater Cesnica

The General Assembly,

Believing that acts of honor-based violence are especially heinous, and represent a fundamental betrayal of the trust afforded by a person to their relatives and members of their community,

Appalled that such acts occur in this current day and age, often with the tacit or explicit support of local authorities,

Seeking to put an end to these vile acts,

Hereby:

1. Defines "honor-based violence" as an act of violence perpetrated against an individual by or at the direction of a relative or any other member of a community, due to the perception that the individual has brought shame or dishonor upon their family or community, or has otherwise violated an honor code.

2. Prohibits:

a. honor-based violence from being carried out in any member state and;

b. the belief that the victim of an act of violence brought shame or dishonor upon their family or community, or otherwise violated an honor code, from being permitted as a part of:

i. any defense in criminal proceedings or

ii. any argument to reduce the severity of criminal penalties.

3. Requires member states to prosecute alleged honor-based violence with at least the same severity as they prosecute other forms of alleged unlawful violence against individuals.

This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE

[Eastern New England]

This resolution is simple and effective in banning honor-based violence, so I'll be voting FOR.

[Thingvelir]

Seems fairly straightforward. I am trying to think of any negative consequences of passing this. Since the goal is to raise civil rights would this have the potential backfire of religious civil rights erroding?

My nation disregards religion anyway but I wanted to consider the implication for other nations.

[Eastern New England]

Mar 9, 2021 14:20:53 GMT -5 Thingvelir said:

Seems fairly straightforward. I am trying to think of any negative consequences of passing this. Since the goal is to raise civil rights would this have the potential backfire of religious civil rights erroding?

My nation disregards religion anyway but I wanted to consider the implication for other nations.

I'm quite sure the GA Secretariat was considering whether this made it into the civil rights category, exactly for that reason. But yeah, religious/cultural civil rights could erode as a side-effect of this passing.