UK: Forced marriage law 'not needed'
Source:
BBC The Home Office has decided a specific law to ban forced marriages in the UK is not needed. It is thought the disadvantages of a new law would outweigh the advantages, and possibly drive the practice of forced marriages underground.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5054286.stm
Submitted on Mon, 06/12/2006 - 00:00
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