Tag: Forced marriages
Hindu girl ‘forcibly converted and married off’ in Thar
Anusha Meghwar, a 16-year-old girl belonging to the Meghwal tribe in Salam Kot area in Tharparkar, was "forcibly married" after her "conversion" to Islam,...
Dia Praxis, Salman Sufi launch campaign against forced marriages
"Dialogue in Practice" also known as Dia Praxis based in Norway and Pakistan launched a campaign along with International public policy and gender reforms specialist...
Father, husband awarded jail term for forcibly marrying minor
MITHI: The father and husband of a 14-year-old bride were fined Rs5 thousand each and awarded a two-year imprisonment term for forcing the minor to marry...
Forced marriages highest among British-Pakistanis in UK
BIRMINGHAM: British-Pakistanis still top the list of forced marriages in United Kingdom despite a drop in the number of cases involving them.
According to figures...
