14 year old girl rescued from forced marriage and conversion to Islam
Published: 2013 March 24 08:19:14 (4679 Views)
A Pakistani court has annulled the forced marriage of a 14-year-old Christian girl to her Muslim abductor.
Rafia Mansha was kidnapped in December and forced to convert to Islam.
A two-year-old was among at least 250 children in the UK helped last year by a unit which tackles forced marriages.
The two-year-old is thought be the youngest victim at risk of a forced marriage in the UK.
Recent figures revealed that young people between 16 and 25-years-old are the most at risk of being forced into marriage.
One girl, Taz, refused to be married at 14 years old and is familiar with the trauma of being threatened with marriage.
Her parents attempted to force her into matrimony again once she turned 16 years old. She tried to take her own life before running away from home.
She said: "When you come of age they consider that you're ready for marriage.
"I was homeless, basically on the street.
- Catholic culture/BBC
Rafia Mansha was kidnapped in December and forced to convert to Islam.
A two-year-old was among at least 250 children in the UK helped last year by a unit which tackles forced marriages.
The two-year-old is thought be the youngest victim at risk of a forced marriage in the UK.
Recent figures revealed that young people between 16 and 25-years-old are the most at risk of being forced into marriage.
One girl, Taz, refused to be married at 14 years old and is familiar with the trauma of being threatened with marriage.
Her parents attempted to force her into matrimony again once she turned 16 years old. She tried to take her own life before running away from home.
She said: "When you come of age they consider that you're ready for marriage.
"I was homeless, basically on the street.
- Catholic culture/BBC
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