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

You —

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.

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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…

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.

lollywood — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 - 20:38

[quote=You]It is hard to define what a forced marriage is and what should be criminalised.
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To be married off agents ones will

[quote=You]
The cultural issue also needs to be solved on a cultural level instead of only a legal level.[/quote]
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How could it be solved on a cultural level?
Do you mean give in to the parents?

TPOS — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 - 23:06

[quote=lollywood]

To be married off agents ones will [/quote] against.

[quote=You]
The cultural issue also needs to be solved on a cultural level instead of only a legal level.[/quote]
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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.

lollywood — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 - 00:18

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=lollywood]
To be married off agents ones will [/quote] against.
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Oh dear

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE]
Giving in would be continuing what's already happening, not solving anything.
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Nothing is going to happen, this issue is just a “political football" which they like to kick around when they’re in trouble

You — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 - 00:24

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=lollywood][quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=lollywood]
To be married off agents ones will [/quote] against.
[/quote]

Oh dear
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haha, aren't we pathetic[/quote]

yes

LookingToSee — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 - 19:55

[quote=You][quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=lollywood][quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=lollywood]
To be married off agents ones will [/quote] against.
[/quote]

Oh dear
[/quote]
haha, aren't we pathetic[/quote]

yes[/quote]

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.

lollywood — Sun, 8 Apr 2012 - 17:49

A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK's youngest victim of forced marriage

Every year hundreds of young people are at risk of being taken abroad, by their parents and forced to marry against their will.

The majority of cases involve families from South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17534262