Sweden – Farsta: Pela Atroshi, 19- killed by her family-June 24, 1999
Pela Atroshi was an Iraqi Kurd living in Farsta, Sweden. She was murdered in an honor killing by family members. She was deemed to have brought shame on the family by moving out of the family home to live independently. Dakhaz Atroshi, Pela’s uncle told her that sleeping away from home for just one night would deserve death. Dakhaz and Rezkar Atroshi, another uncle, were convicted of Pela’s murder in Sweden. They were sentenced to 24 and 25 years in jail respectively.
