The groups I've spoken to have been very diverse. When the victims come up, that's when you realize that this kind of abuse, honour-based violence, crosses all barriers and all boundaries. Our tag line is that culture is no excuse for abuse. Honour-based violence exists in the Sikh community, in the Hindu community, in the Muslim community. I have had young victims from South America come to me and say that they're in a situation where their parents are forcing them not to lead open lives or not to marry someone.
In many ways, it is across the boundaries of ethnicity, faith, culture, religion. It does exist; it's just that the larger portion of honour-based violence specifically resides in the South Asian communities. Perhaps that's because of the pressure of faith in their communities or the pressure of patriarchy. When we look at societies that are highly patriarchal—I can see my friend in Denmark nodding her head—patriarchy definitely plays into this. Then we look at societies where illiteracy is a problem, where women don't understand that they have rights. That is why I keep on stressing the idea of awareness and education along with any laws that we may pass.