New laws to try & Stop Forced Marriages

The video discusses the issue of forced marriage through personal stories and statistics. Allie, a pseudonym, shares her escape from a forced marriage arranged by her father. The Home Office's Forced Marriages Unit handled 1468 cases last year, with a significant number of victims from Pakistani and Bangladeshi origins. Alicia recounts being engaged before birth, highlighting cultural practices. Sameem Ali shares her ordeal of being taken out of school and forced into marriage at 13, emphasizing the need for early intervention and questioning the effectiveness of criminalizing forced marriage.

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