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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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2 Minors From Assam Forced To Marry Strangers In Rajasthan, Rescued
The Assam police have busted a human-trafficking racket, rescuing two girls from the state who were trafficked and sold in Rajasthan. The police said the girls were taken to Rajasthan, where they were forced to marry strangers.
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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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11-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped, Raped, Forced To Marry Accused Teen: UP Police
Nine people have been arrested in connection with the case, the police said.
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Sikh Woman Forcibly Married To Muslim In Pakistan, Protests Erupt: Report
Members of Pakistan's minority Sikh community staged a protest in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against police inaction in a case involving the forcible marriage of a Sikh woman to a Muslim man.
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School Closure Forcing Boys To Work In Fields, Underage Girls Being Married Off: MLC To Maharashtra CM
The Marathwada Graduates' Constituency MLC Satish Chavan, who belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has claimed that the closure of schools and colleges is affecting the education of students.
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School Closures Forcing Boys Into Fields, Girls Into Marriage: NCP Member
A Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) member from Aurangabad has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray saying the closure of schools and colleges is forcing boys to work in fields while girls are being married off at an early age.
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3 Arrrested For Kidnapping 15-Year-Old Girl In Delhi: Police
Three people have been arrested for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and forcefully marrying her off to a drug addict, police said on Thursday.
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Taliban Decree Says No One Can Force Women To Marry, Silent On Education
The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader, instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action" on women's rights, but failed to mention girls' access to schools.
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Pak Christian Girl, Converted And Married To 44-Year-Old, Sent To Shelter
The Sindh High Court on Sunday ordered that the teenage Christian girl who was kidnapped before being forcefully converted and married to a Muslim man be shifted to a shelter home, Pakistan Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari, said.
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Pak Court Sends Hindu Girl, 15, To Protection Centre After Forced Conversion
A 15-year-old Hindu girl, who was forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Sindh province, has been sent to a women protection centre following a court order, officials said.
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Pak PM Failed To Help Sikh Teen Converted To Islam: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for failing to help a teenage Sikh girl who was allegedly kidnapped and forcefully converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man.
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15-Year-Old Allegedly Forced Into Marriage By Relatives In UP: Police
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly forced to get married three months ago and kept captive by her cousins in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, the police said today.
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Thousands Of Myanmar Women Forced Into Marriage In China: Study
Thousands of vulnerable women and girls from northern Myanmar are being trafficked to China and forced to marry, a study said Friday, offering a rare look at an issue that grips the conflict-hit borderlands.China has around 33 million fewer women than men due to the decades-long one-child policy.
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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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2 Minors From Assam Forced To Marry Strangers In Rajasthan, Rescued
The Assam police have busted a human-trafficking racket, rescuing two girls from the state who were trafficked and sold in Rajasthan. The police said the girls were taken to Rajasthan, where they were forced to marry strangers.
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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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11-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped, Raped, Forced To Marry Accused Teen: UP Police
Nine people have been arrested in connection with the case, the police said.
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Sikh Woman Forcibly Married To Muslim In Pakistan, Protests Erupt: Report
Members of Pakistan's minority Sikh community staged a protest in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against police inaction in a case involving the forcible marriage of a Sikh woman to a Muslim man.
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School Closure Forcing Boys To Work In Fields, Underage Girls Being Married Off: MLC To Maharashtra CM
The Marathwada Graduates' Constituency MLC Satish Chavan, who belongs to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has claimed that the closure of schools and colleges is affecting the education of students.
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School Closures Forcing Boys Into Fields, Girls Into Marriage: NCP Member
A Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) member from Aurangabad has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray saying the closure of schools and colleges is forcing boys to work in fields while girls are being married off at an early age.
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3 Arrrested For Kidnapping 15-Year-Old Girl In Delhi: Police
Three people have been arrested for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and forcefully marrying her off to a drug addict, police said on Thursday.
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Taliban Decree Says No One Can Force Women To Marry, Silent On Education
The Taliban issued a decree Friday in the name of their supreme leader, instructing Afghan ministries "to take serious action" on women's rights, but failed to mention girls' access to schools.
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Pak Christian Girl, Converted And Married To 44-Year-Old, Sent To Shelter
The Sindh High Court on Sunday ordered that the teenage Christian girl who was kidnapped before being forcefully converted and married to a Muslim man be shifted to a shelter home, Pakistan Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari, said.
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Pak Court Sends Hindu Girl, 15, To Protection Centre After Forced Conversion
A 15-year-old Hindu girl, who was forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Sindh province, has been sent to a women protection centre following a court order, officials said.
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Pak PM Failed To Help Sikh Teen Converted To Islam: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for failing to help a teenage Sikh girl who was allegedly kidnapped and forcefully converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man.
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15-Year-Old Allegedly Forced Into Marriage By Relatives In UP: Police
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly forced to get married three months ago and kept captive by her cousins in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, the police said today.
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Thousands Of Myanmar Women Forced Into Marriage In China: Study
Thousands of vulnerable women and girls from northern Myanmar are being trafficked to China and forced to marry, a study said Friday, offering a rare look at an issue that grips the conflict-hit borderlands.China has around 33 million fewer women than men due to the decades-long one-child policy.
