Forced marriage in Britain

[maggie]

A girl aged five is thought to have become Britain's youngest victim of forced marriage.

She was one of an astonishing 400 children helped by the Government's Forced Marriage Unit during the last year, it emerged today.

The shocking revelations have come to light as a public consultation into criminalising forced marriage ends.

Amy Cumming, joint head of the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), told the BBC that more than a quarter - 29 per cent - of the cases it handled in 2011-12 involved minors.

The Government said last year that there at least 5,000 to 8,000 cases of forced marriage in England and the number of reported cases is rising annually.

But many go unreported.

The sooner this is a criminal offense the better.

Primary schoolgirl aged five could be UK's youngest victim of forced marriage

[mouse]

i would have thought it already was a criminal offence...but we will get legislation which is meaningless...and no real action such as really punishing the perpetrators
like FGM it will be discussed and then sink again into the background

[fretslider]

The sooner this is a criminal offense the better.


On the one hand we must respect their religion and culture - yea even above our own, and on the other, their cultural norms run counter to our ways and laws.

Square pegs do not fit into round holes.

[maggie]

Women and girls mean nothing to these people, they are just chattels to do with what they want.
The law should protect the girls. Why doesn't it in 2012 UK, we are not living in the 16th century.
The parents should be prosecuted.

[markindurham]

Mar 31, 2012 8:55:25 GMT -5 maggie said:

Women and girls mean nothing to these people, they are just chattels to do with what they want.
The law should protect the girls. Why doesn't it in 2012 UK, we are not living in the 16th century.
The parents should be prosecuted.

Of course it should protect them, and of course the parents should be prosecuted, but they won't be. No wonder the likes of the EDL exist. I hate the politicians who have allowed this situation to get like this, & I fear for the future

[maggie]

I also fear for the future.

[mouse]

and this is why the EDL exist...because of the inaction of those elected to serve but who have no idea of service..but look on it as an oportunity for self promotion
and like maggie and mark i also fear for the future..for given a charismatic leader the country could well erupt....but those who are inpower and liberal wets,,the pc mob etc will wring their hands in angst over looking the fact that it is THEY and they alone who will be responsible for the anger fest which would undoubtedly follow
just like the weasle words about last years riots,,,they blame every one but the bad governance we have been forced to endure....i think every excuse in the book has been given about the riots...so far NOT one group has admitted the truth or taken any responsibility for what happened on our streets...