Honourable traditions? Honour violence, early marriage and sexual abuse of teenage girls in lebanon, the occupied palestinian territories and yemen

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-474

  Ouis, Pernilla ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early marriage; Gender based discrimination; Honour related violence; Lebanon; Occupied palestinian territories; Sexual abuse; Teenage girls; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549124147     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157181808X389911     Document Type: Article

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