History Main / HonorRelatedAbuse

The trope covers a wide spectrum of punishments, from relatively short-term humiliation all the way to "honor killings" where the victim's family murders them.

* One episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' involved a Muslim girl who was killed by her brother because she was dating a non-Muslim man and because she was having sex (with said boyfriend) before being married.
* In the Series/CSIMiami episode ''Dishonor'', a father attempts this via burning his daughter alive after she falls in love and changes her mind about an ArrangedMarriage, only to end up being burned alive himself when his wife finds out.

** In a later episode, ADA Casey Novak is brutally attacked by the brother of a young Muslim woman who was raped, blaming ''Casey'' for why everyone now knows that his sister isn't a virgin anymore and therefore unsuitable for marriage, and feeling that by attacking Casey, he has restored his family's reputation.

* The movie ''Not Without My Daughter'' (as well as the book it's based on) tells the story of a failed marriage and a custody battle as entirely a matter of Honor-Related Abuse. The characters start out as an American family, although the husband is of Iranian descent. They are happy with each other until they visit Iran, where the husband's ultra-conservative (even by Iranian standards) family can start putting much more pressure on him to conform to their values than they could long-distance; he ends up taking on the role they push on him as protector of the family honor, and he starts battering his wife and brainwashing his daughter (though he is portrayed as being both a perpetrator and a victim, since his drastic change in attitude is clearly caused by his family's manipulation and brainwashing). Since the daughter has been given Iranian citizenship (without the mother's consent), the mother can't even try to take her back to America without risking the death penalty. Eventually, they manage to flee the country and return home to the USA.

* The movie ''Not Without My Daughter'' (as well as the book it's based on) tells the story of a failed marriage and a custody battle as entirely a matter of Honor-Related Abuse. The characters start out as an American family, although the husband is of Iranian descent. They are happy with each other until they visit Iran, and the husband's relatives there can start putting much more pressure on him than they could long-distance. In his new-found role as protector of the family honor, he starts battering his wife and brainwashing his daughter. While the wife and daughter are victims of the husband-turned-monster, he is also clearly portrayed as a victim of his own (even by Iranian standards) ultra-conservative family. Since the daughter has been given Iranian citizenship (without the mother's consent), the mother can't even try to take her back to America without risking the death penalty. Eventually, they manage to flee the country and return home to the USA.

* In ''ComicBook/SupremePower'', in one issue, the Squadron Supreme are sent on a mission into an unnamed Middle Eastern country, where teammember Inertia encounters a native girl and is told the girl's mother and sisters were stoned to death by her father and other male relatives for the "crime" of being raped by invading soldiers. Due to Inertia's DarkAndTroubledPast, [[BerserkButton she doesn't take this well]] and proceeds to locate the girl's male kinsfolk and bury them up to their necks in the sand before giving her a length of solid steel as a makeshift club. As she walks away, echoing sound effects make it clear that the girl [[PayEvilUntoEvil is gleefully bashing her relatives to death]].

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* The movie ''Literature/NotWithoutMyDaughter'' (as well as the book it's based on) tells the story of a failed marriage and a custody battle as entirely a matter of Honor-Related Abuse. The characters start out as an American family, although the husband is of Iranian descent. They are happy with each other until they visit Iran, and the husband's relatives there can start putting much more pressure on him than they could long-distance. In his new-found role as protector of the family honor, he starts battering his wife and brainwashing his daughter. While the wife and daughter are victims of the husband-turned-monster, he is also clearly portrayed as a victim of his own (even by Iranian standards) ultra-conservative family. Since the daughter has been given Iranian citizenship (without the mother's consent), the mother can't even try to take her back to America without risking the death penalty. Eventually, they manage to flee the country and return home to the USA.

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'''Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease''' Just let Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing provides the facts.]]

'''Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease''' Just let Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing provide the facts]].

Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease Just let Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing provide the facts]].

!!Examples

While this trope is usually directed against female characters, and sometimes others who aided or participated in the dishonorable behavior, it can also be directed at males. The chief differences are what is regarded as dishonorable behavior; for male characters, [[DirtyCoward cowardice]], dishonesty, adultery, and homosexuality are the most common reasons, while for females, the list is much longer, including disobedience or rebellion, any sort of sexual 'misbehavior', and being raped.

* YourCheatingHeart; in this case, it's usually the wronged spouse who exacts retribution and the victim is as likely to be the male as the female. The lover may also be included.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': The Hyuuga clan's use of the Caged Bird seal borders on this. It's a seal placed on the foreheads of the Branch House members, and it can be activated by any Main House member with a hand seal, causing them a horrible pain while it destroys their brain cells. We see Hiashi Hyuuga (Hinata's father) using it on his brother Hizashi for what he perceived as "killing intent", and (in an anime-only episode) on Neji for going overboard during a sparring session with Hinata.

Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease Just let Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing provide the facts]], and '''[[Administrivia.RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment leave it at that]]'''.

Happens ''far'' too often in RealLife. Let Wiki/TheOtherWiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing provide Real Life facts]], and '''[[Administrivia.RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment leave it at that]]'''.

* ValuesDissonance

While it's fairly typical of societies like pre-19th/20th century Europe and tribe- and clan-based cultures, works which treat it as acceptable, or even expected, tend to create ValuesDissonance for the audience.

* NeverLiveItDown: Family honor (and [[SinsOfOurFathers shame]]) [[AssociationFallacy is carried through generations]], and nearby communities ''talk'', increasing motivation to keep everyone in line (and thus prevent shame), or remove shame as quickly as possible, through any means possible. (Even if that means injuring/killing/disowning/locking away one's own family members.)

* MoralEventHorizon, most probably declared as such by third parties who are horrified at the abuse and don't think honor is worth that much violence.

* DisproportionateRetribution

* MoralEventHorizon

->''Die, die, Lavinia, and thy shame with thee;''\\
''And, with thy shame, thy father's sorrow die!''
--> --'''{{Theatre/Titus Andronicus}}'''

->'''Titus:''' ''Die, die, Lavinia, and thy shame with thee;''\\

--> --{{Theatre/Titus Andronicus}}