Panorama – Rescued from Forced Marriage

I saw this on BBC 1 the other night – Panorama follow the British High Commission in Pakistan. Its 30 minutes long.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b051cglx/panorama-rescued-from-a-forced-marriage

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Girls decide: Tackling child marriage and early pregnancy in Bangladesh (DFID)

I found this on the DFID government website.

Its a dramatization of a true story.

There are also some key facts taken off this webpage:

• Worldwide, more than 60 million women aged 20 to 24 were married before they turned 18.
• In South Asia, over 48% of 15 to 24 year olds were married before they reached 18.
• In Africa the average figure is 42% (though in some countries in East and West Africa, the figure is as high as 60%). In Latin America and the Caribbean the figure is 29%.
• UK aid provides approximately 20% of IPPF’s unrestricted income.
• A person received a contraceptive service at an IPPF service delivery point 131 million times in 2009. One in every three IPPF clients is a young person.

To see the full webpage go to : https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/girls-decide-tackling-child-marriage-and-early-pregnancy-in-bangladesh

‘Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries’

This video highlights the issue of not only Forced Marriage but young and underage Marriage as well. It also mentions that this issue is not only confined to undeveloped and developing nations but developed nations such as the UK.