Modern Slavery in UK and elsewhere
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:38 pm
tbieter wrote:http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/count ... d-kingdom/
I wondered if forcing young girls to marry would also count for I found there were cases of young British and even Canadian girls or young women whose countries of origin happened to be countries like Yemen who were either taken back to "the old country" for a "family holiday" and duped into a sham marriage or they were even kidnapped and sent back there. I think there was even the odd case where the girl or young woman managed to find her way to EITHER the BRITISH or CANADIAN EMBASSY and they somehow found a way to REPATRIATE the young girl back to either BRITAIN or CANADA. If the REPATRIATION CASES were for real, I would say "good on the British or Canadian Embassy" for doing that though I'm Canadian and not Aussie.
There was also the story and book "My Name is Nujood and I'm A 10 year old Divorcee" about a young girl in Yemen who was forced into a marital "match made in hell" by her family and somehow on her own she managed to find a lawyer and a judge to help her get a divorce.