(Dutch News) More attention should be paid to individual rights for women during the Dutch integration process as reports of honour-based violence are mounting, police have said.
Some 619 cases of honour-related abuse were reported last year to the dedicated police unit Landelijk Expertisecentrum Eergerelateerd Geweld, compared to 460 10 years ago. Syrian nationals, whose number has grown to 150,000 over the years, are relatively often the perpetrators of the violence, the figures show.
Last year, a quarter of the honour-related incidents concerned Syrians, followed by Turkish, Moroccan and Afghan families.
Two-thirds of the cases involved threats and physical abuse while other frequently reported instances were about control, sexual abuse and forced marriages. Four women were victims of so-called honour killings.
