The gripping story of a 14 year-old Chicago girl who just barely escaped a forced marriage has become an internet sensation that is bringing all the right attention to the horrific plight of too many women around the world.
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60 Percent of Afghan Girls Married Before Age 16
Sahar Gul
According to a new report issued by the U.S. State Department, the sexual abuse of children in Afghanistan has reached an all-time high with 60 percent of girls now being married before their 16th birthday.
Former Child Bride Speaks Out
Although it’s unheard of in the U.S., the custom of marrying off girls as young as 10 is widespread in some countries and cultures and one former child bride, now 38 and living in London, says the practice must end!
Brutal Death of Child Bride Causes International Concern
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The shocking practice of arranging marriages for girls under the age of 15 is once again making headlines after a 13 year-old child bride in Yemeni bled to death just days after her marriage to a 23 year-old husband.
