London: More than 2,800 so-called honour attacks -- punishments for bringing shame on the family -- were recorded by Britain`s police last year, according to figures released on Sunday.

At least 2,823 incidents of "honour-based" violence took place, with the highest number recorded in London, the Iranian and Kurdish Women`s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) found.
IKWRO director Diana Nammi told the BBC: "The perpetrators will be even considered as a hero within the community because he is the one defending the family and community`s honour and reputation."
Honour crimes mostly happen in South Asian, eastern European and Middle Eastern communities, she said.
Honour-based violence is an "organised or collective crime or incident" orchestrated by a family or within a community, she said, adding: "It can be by a relative and sometimes on the order of community members."
Things considered dishonourable include having a boyfriend, being a rape victim, refusing an arranged marriage, being gay and in some cases wearing make-up or inappropriate dress.
IKWRO believes the British government does not have a proper national strategy to deal with honour-based violence.
Though it believes awareness of the issue has increased in recent years, police, teachers, social workers and other professionals "still don`t really understand it".
A spokesman for the Home Office interior ministry said: "We are determined to end honour violence and recognise the need for greater consistency on the ground to stop this indefensible practice..."
PTI