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Up to 8,000 forced marriages in the UK every year

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There are at least 5,000 to 8,000 cases of forced marriage in England every year but it is impossible to know the full scale of the problem, according to the Home Office.

The estimate is contained in the official consultation paper published on Monday on whether making forced marriage a specific criminal offence will help better protect victims.

Read more @ The Guardian

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#1

lollywood Tue, 13 Dec 2011 - 19:56

Forced marriage to become a crime

Forced marriages are to become a criminal offence under plans to be unveiled by Theresa May this week.

The Home Secretary will launch a consultation on creating a specific offence of forcing someone into a marriage against their will. In 2010, the Forced Marriage Unit dealt with 1,735 possible cases of forced marriage

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/forced-marriage-to-be-a-crim…

#3

You Thu, 15 Dec 2011 - 18:21

Because it is hard to define what a forced marriage is and what should be criminalised. Take a look at the following situations:

1. Marry X or you will be killed (I would suggest a very uncommon one).
2. Marry X or you will be disowned/kicked out.
3. Marry X or you will destroy the family.
4. Marry X or we will keep pressuring you until you decide that your answer is yes.
5. Marry X and we will apply pressure for you to consider it deeply.
6. Marry X or the stress from your refusal will result in me having a heart failure/stroke (a popular one!).

add a ton more to the list. should all of those be criminalised where the parents risk prison sentences?

The cultural issue also needs to be solved on a cultural level instead of only a legal level.

#4

lollywood Fri, 16 Dec 2011 - 20:38

YouIt is hard to define what a forced marriage is and what should be criminalised.

To be married off agents ones will

You
The cultural issue also needs to be solved on a cultural level instead of only a legal level.

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How could it be solved on a cultural level?
Do you mean give in to the parents?

#5

TPOS Fri, 16 Dec 2011 - 23:06

lollywood

To be married off agents ones will

against.

You
The cultural issue also needs to be solved on a cultural level instead of only a legal level.

[/quote]

How could it be solved on a cultural level?
Do you mean give in to the parents?[/quote]
Giving in would be continuing what's already happening, not solving anything.

#6

lollywood Sat, 17 Dec 2011 - 00:18

ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE

lollywood
To be married off agents ones will

against.

Oh dear

ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE
Giving in would be continuing what's already happening, not solving anything.

Nothing is going to happen, this issue is just a “political football" which they like to kick around when they’re in trouble

#10

LookingToSee Sat, 17 Dec 2011 - 19:55

You

ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE
lollywood
ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE
lollywood
To be married off agents ones will

against.

Oh dear

haha, aren't we pathetic

yes

just pressed quote to add "indeed" but i cant do it. might have been a VERY VERY BAD typo lol.

but yeah..culturally...just try our best in our generation and for our kids stick to Islam instead of culture.

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