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The law considers forced marriage a form of sexual violence and outlaw it, with offenders can be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of 9 years and/or face a maximum fine of Rp200 million. Included as forms of forced marriage are child marriage, forcing rape victims to marry the rapists, and forcing people to marry in the name of local customs.
A forced marriage is the opposite. There is no complete and free consent.” (Kassis, 2023). [28] Ultimately, the critical distinction between forced and arranged marriages lies in the presence or absence of consent. Forced marriage represents a violation of individual autonomy and human rights, characterized by coercion and lack of consent.
Forced marriage and child marriage are prevalent in many parts of the world, especially in parts of Asia and Africa. A forced marriage is a marriage where one or both participants are married without their freely given consent; [178] while a child marriage is a marriage where one or both parties are younger than 18. [179]
As my marriage fell apart, I would often fall asleep in my sewing room chair and stumble into bed in the wee hours of the morning. It was the only space in the house that felt safe. My husband ...
A family based in the UK, who was originally put behind bars for leaving an arranged marriage bride in a horrendous and “vegetative” state, has been released from jail. Ambreen Fatima Sheikh ...
Exclusive: Expert says forced marriage inflicts ‘significant damage’ and constitutes child abuse
Forms of sexual slavery can, for example, be practices such as the detention of women in "rape camps" or "comfort stations", forced temporary "marriages" to soldiers and other practices involving the treatment of women as chattel, and as such, violations of the peremptory norm prohibiting slavery.
Forced marriages are illegal in Burkina Faso, but they remain common and often involve girls younger than 18. According to Burkina Faso's government, there were over 650 cases of forced marriage ...