Honor killing in Vienna: father brutally attacks his daughter!

Honor killing in Vienna: father brutally attacks his daughter!

A shocking incident in Vienna-Donaustadt caused great excitement on Monday evening. A 50-year-old man, who may be from Afghanistan, attacked his 15-year-old daughter with punches and multiple stabs with a kitchen knife. The teenager's life-threatening injuries required immediate emergency medical treatment and she was flown by rescue helicopter to a hospital, where her life was out of danger on Tuesday exxpress.at reported.

The father left his daughter and went to the doctor's office, where the police arrested him. He confessed to the crime with the words: “It was me.” The motive remains unclear, and an interview with the suspect was scheduled for Tuesday. The murder weapon was recovered and several witnesses helped the victim.

Systematic oppression of women

The violent attack sheds light on the difficult situation of women, which may be shaped by patriarchal structures and sources such as the perpetrator. Since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the situation for women there has worsened dramatically. The BAMF country report describes the systematic disenfranchisement of women who have little access to education, health care or legal protection women'srights.de determines.

Women are subjected to massive acts of violence and experience social exclusion as restrictions on their freedom of movement and strict dress codes have been introduced. A particularly worrying example is the “virtue law,” which forces women to wear full veils and regulates or even bans many everyday interactions.

Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

The situation in Afghanistan is considered by international observers to be the worst women's rights crisis in the world. Human Rights Watch reports that Afghanistan is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises, which, among other things, further restricts the rights of women and girls. Aid funding was sharply cut and thousands of Afghans were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan. The education bans have meant that girls are only allowed to go to school until the sixth grade, and access to medical care is made difficult by extensive bureaucratic hurdles, such as humanrights.org reported.

Reports of arbitrary detention for non-compliance with dress codes demonstrate the brutal punishments women face. Over 23 million people in Afghanistan are food insecure, and women are particularly at risk. This ongoing oppression and discrimination not only constitutes a human rights violation, but also has long-term effects on society as a whole.

The case in Vienna and the systematic oppression of women in Afghanistan illustrate the urgent need to draw attention to these problems and find solutions. The events call for a rethink and increased international initiatives to protect and promote women's rights both domestically and internationally.