Honour killings in the North Caucasus continue, despite being clearly counter to both Russian and local laws. Domestic violence is inseparable from the North Caucasus. At the same time, the perpetrators of violence may be husbands, former husbands, parents, brothers. For many in the North Caucasus, violence can be justified by any behaviour coming from a woman. According to sociological studies, residents of the republics of the North Caucasus do indeed consider prohibitions and violence against women to be a fact of life.