Nigeria court rejects 'forced marriage' case

" A Nigerian high court has dismissed a case brought by a 26-year-old woman who says her father forced her to marry a senator. The judge said her human rights had not been violated and it was a matrimonial matter for an Islamic court. Zainab Isa Mayana was married to the...

Another shameful move by the evil called Taliban

You know what, today a 5 year old nephew of mine made me silent. I was just checking out my facebook a/c, he came and stood next to me as usual, I as usual started hugging him and then to my amazement he remarked, "I...

Forced marriage – one woman's escape

Jasvinder Sanghera has fought tirelessly for authorities to take forced marriage issues in the UK seriously and in the video available from the link below at the Observer she eloquently discusses the...

Doctor Freed After Court Forbids Forced Marriage

In a precedent making case coming out of the UK's new Forced Marriage laws the Bangladeshi courts have have ordered a family to return their daughter's passport to her and allow her to fly back to the UK.The...

Child wedding 'stopped by pupils'

"Classmates of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi school girl due to enter a forced marriage have united to stop the ceremony going ahead, police say. Around 50 pupils in the town of Satkhira took to the streets to demand that Habiba Sultana's wedding be called off, they say. Pupils...

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