Honour killing and the Punjabi community

Honour killings are not often spoken about in the Punjabi community, but do they take place? Sarbit Kaur Athwal shares a very personal story about it, in the hope of preventing any further loss of life to 'protect the honour of the family'.

Sarbjit Kaur Athwal at SBS studios in Melbourne Source: SBS Punjabi

Here's an interview with Sarbjit Kaur Athwal, the author of 'Shamed', a story that reveals how her sister Surjit was killed, in order to save the family from disrepute. 

Sarbjit is currently touring all major Australian cities, sharing her harrowing tale.  She was our studio guest earlier this week.