A new UK ruling has saved a-22-year-old Pakistani woman from a forced marriage in Pakistan. British police used the new legislation to restrain her father. ith the support of her family members, the East Lancashire resident contacted police in January saying her father was forcing her to get married in Pakistan against her will.
Officers used the legislation that came into effect in November to prevent her father from sending her out of the country, the Telegraph reports.
Britain Introduces New Law Against Forced Marriages
The British government introduced a new law Tuesday bolstering rules against forced marriages.
The British government introduced a new law Tuesday bolstering rules against forced marriages.
Orders can include a requirement to hand over passports, stop intimidation and violence and disclosure of a person's whereabouts.
Sergeant John Rigby, of a community cohesion team said, "This is our first order but we expect to see a gradual build up of requests to implement the legislation. Luckily it was at a point where we could look at a preventative and proactive approach without her having to give statements or look at criminal proceedings."
Girls as Young as Nine Being Rescued from Forced Marriages
As pupils are regularly disappearing from schools, an organization is rescuing British girls as young as nine from forced marriages.
As pupils are regularly disappearing from schools, an organization is rescuing British girls as young as nine from forced marriages.
According to Home Office statistics, 85 per cent of victims of forced marriages are women, aged 15-24. Around 90 per cent of them are Muslim and 90 per cent are of Pakistani or Bangladeshi heritage.
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Britain Launches First Ever National Helpline for Victims of Forced Marriages
British Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today launched a new national helpline for victims of forced marriages and honour-based violence.
British Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today launched a new national helpline for victims of forced marriages and honour-based violence.
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Thousands of Young Women are Forced into Marriage in Britain
The number of forced marriages involving young women from Britain being taken abroad to wed is likely far higher than first thought, an official report said Tuesday.
The number of forced marriages involving young women from Britain being taken abroad to wed is likely far higher than first thought, an official report said Tuesday.
