A study of female killings in Jordan - femicide and attempted femicid - was conducted in cooperation with the Jordanian Judiciary system, the public security sector (police) and the forensic (medical examiner) branch. This study was supported by the UNIFEM Arab States Regional Office and was published in 2007.
The purpose of the study was to explore and identify social, legal, economic and cultural characteristics related to crimes perpetrated against Jordanian females during a four-year period. The findings, outcomes and conclusions were used seek changes in society at a policy level. They aimed to address the need to change the social, legal, economic and cultural perceptions of these crimes and remove the practice of legal leniency for the perpetrators.
