UK: Forced marriage annulled
Source:
BBC A young woman has won a court battle to have her forced marriage annulled.
The judge said Aneeka Sohrab had been "deceived and then frightened into a marriage", at the age of 16.
Website Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1946135.stm
Submitted on Wed, 04/24/2002 - 00:00
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