Showing posts with label forced marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label forced marriage. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Trial verdict

Robyn Vinter, Guardian, Somaiya Begum: man jailed for life for murder of niece who refused marriage, 15 March 2023 "She had been living at the house with another of her uncles and her grandmother under the terms of a forced marriage protection order, following attempts by her father to force her to marry a cousin in Pakistan “by threat of violence”, a jury heard."

Friday, 4 January 2019

Monday, 18 November 2013

'Forced weddings'

irinnews.org, Girls still sent to Kashmir for forced weddings "[Other] ... women have made dramatic escapes, using the internet to seek help from the British High Commission or hiding spoons in their underwear to set off airport metal detectors, giving them an opportunity to speak to authorities."

Monday, 21 October 2013

Forced Marriage Issues

Soeren Kern, Gatestone Institute, Britain's Underage Muslim Marriage Epidemic, October 15, 2013 "More than a dozen Muslim clerics at some of the biggest mosques in Britain have been caught on camera agreeing to marry off girls as young as 14." Also see ITV, Underage marriages 'agreed' which includes disclaimer from one of the mosques in the documentary. The full report is here. The ITV Exposure programme is still available to view via ITV Player until (around) 13 November 2013 for UK viewers.