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Solutions To Parental Disapproval Of Marriages In India

Effects Of And Solutions To Parental Disapproval Of Marriages

Marriages are supposed to be happy events but, because of traditions of arranged marriages and objections to intercaste marriages, in India they still cause angst, and even worse, break-ups of families and in extreme cases, honor killing. Some young couples still defy their parents, with dire consequences, and [...]

UK – Protecting Forced Marriages

The recent case in Ohio when a US judge invalidated a Muslim arranged  marriage highlights the need to protect young girls from being forced into marriages by their parents or guardians.  A year ago, the UK introduced the Forced Marriage and Civil Protection Act in an attempt to do just that.  Since then, 86 forced marriage [...]