Video and transcripts from the latest AHA Foundation conference on forced marriage and honor violence are now available.
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Video and transcripts from the latest AHA Foundation conference on forced marriage and honor violence are now available.
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The New York Times reports on a Brooklyn woman’s forced marriage in Pakistan and the aftermath.
A Brooklyn woman was forced to marry a Pakistani man after being held captive by her relatives in Pakistan for three years. She was able to escape with the help of the American Embassy, but unfortunately, her drama does not end there. Read her story here.
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An Olympian swimmer has claimed asylum in the UK to escape an arranged marriage with a 60-year-old man.
An Olympian fears she will be killed if deported from Britain after living on the streets to escape an arranged marriage. Swimmer Ayouba-Ali Sihame, 18, represented the tiny African island nation of Comoros during the London Games. But she ended up in a prison cell after fleeing the athlete’s village in a desperate bid to avoid being wed to a twice-married 60-year-old man. Her mother told her she was being sold and must give up her sporting career just days before she flew to London. She said the sportswoman’s ‘celebrity’ status had pushed up her value in the poverty-stricken strict Islamic community.
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The recent attempted marriage of a 70-year-old Saudi man to a 15-year-old girl has sparked condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom.
The recent attempted marriage of a 70-year-old Saudi man to a 15-year-old girl has sparked condemnation from human rights and social media activists in the kingdom.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/08/world/saudi-arabia-teen-marriage/index.html
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Recent cases of “honor” violence and forced marriage in the United States emphasize the need to combat these practices.
Recent cases of “honor” violence and forced marriage in the United States emphasize the need to combat these practices.
Link: http://give.theahafoundation.org/blog-0/bid/138443/Forced-Marriage-Honor-Violence-in-the-News
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Forced marriages take place not only in developing countries but also in the United States.
To many in the United States, forced marriage sounds like an ancient and alien practice, something that might happen in remote corners of India or Pakistan, not in the heart of 21st century America.
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The marriage of a young Indian couple has been declared “absolutely null and void” by a court because the groom was forced to wed.
The marriage of a young Indian couple has been declared “absolutely null and void” by a court because the groom was forced to wed.
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An Iraqi mother accused of beating her daughter in Phoenix for not going along with an arranged marriage has been sentenced to probation.
An Iraqi mother accused of beating her daughter in Phoenix for not going along with an arranged marriage has been sentenced to probation.
Maricopa County prosecutors say 51-year-old Yusra Farhan was sentenced Tuesday to two years of supervised probation with domestic violence terms.
She pleaded guilty last month to unlawful imprisonment.
Authorities say the 20-year-old woman was burned on her face and chest with a hot spoon after refusing to participate in an arranged marriage with a 38-year-old man. The victim was tied to a bed with a rope secured with a padlock until Feb. 8, when she was released to go to school.
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In New Zealand, concern that 16- and 17-year-olds are being forced to marry into often-abusive relationships has prompted an MP to draft a bill which would require minors to declare their consent in court.
In New Zealand, concern that 16- and 17-year-olds are being forced to marry into often-abusive relationships has prompted an MP to draft a bill which would require minors to declare their consent in court.
Link: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10846959
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In Edmonton, Canada, a couple has been charged with attacking and confining a 21-year-old woman in her home after she refused to participate in an arranged marriage outside the country.
In Edmonton, Canada, a couple has been charged with attacking and confining a 21-year-old woman in her home after she refused to participate in an arranged marriage outside the country.
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