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Criminalising forced marriage has not helped its victims

Criminalising forced marriage has not helped its victims

by stevegayler | Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorised

In the year since forced marriage was criminalised in the UK, only one conviction has taken place. In June, a 34-year-old man was jailed for forcing a 25-year-old woman to marry him under duress. Merthyr Crown Court in Wales heard that the man – who was already...

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