Forced Marriage
Where is the line drawn to consider forced marriage FORCED?
What do people consider forced marriage?
When an individual is threatened or tricked to marry someone without consent. If the women refuses she may be killed or seriously injured by her family members. You may think this is only happening in countries with traditional values or countries other than the U.S. but approximately 3000 known or suspected cases of forced marriage occurred in the U.S. over a two year period.
Causes
- Family members threaten to cut them off or even kill them
- Believe they are fleeing violence
- Sold to men
- Afraid of rape/violence
Effects
- Many cases of Afghan women burning themselves
- Sexually abused (husbands)
- Physical abused ( human traffickers)
- Women have no freedom
- Some women have kids when they're only 16-18
Conclusion
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