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Forced marriage is wrong.....I had to escape


28/ 2/2008

SAMEEM Ali does not have a single photograph of herself as a child. But then, there were no happy times to record, no birthday parties, no presents, no toys, no friends coming to visit, no loving smiles from a doting mother.

Instead, Sameem’s mother set her to work cooking and cleaning the family home in Walsall and later Glasgow. She was beaten regularly, not just by her mother, but also by her elder brother.


 

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   <b>Omggg...Wa Apslote Bullukz I Mean Honstly Thiz Sammem Ali Really Wants Attenshion Dosn't she afta all she didnt gt it form er fam??..:S all i can say is PERTHETICK!!!!!!

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Luvvv Yaaz >3</b>
baybe gyal, peterborough
11/03/2008 at 17:20
   Can I just say I'm glad someone has been brave enough to raise the issue on forced marriage as it still happens today. I think the comments from 'against us' show that people are still in denial about forced marrriage. I was 12 when I was taking to away and forced into marriage and that was only 3 years ago.
survivor12, manchester
1/03/2008 at 15:47
   This story is so true and is a major current issue. Stuff like this does go on in the world today and has done for so long. It's about time people became more open minded to the truth, issues like this need more media coverage in my opinion so that the reoccurence of such horrific events is prevented. If we stay in denial then the youth of today may not even ask for help, which in my opion is tragic. As aren't we supposed to live in a time of free speech and equality where we encourage our children to speak out????
Pseudodreams, Manchester
1/03/2008 at 15:44
   this is rubbish..never ever hs a 14 years old gal been married in pakistan.
against us, london
29/02/2008 at 13:29
   The role of local authorities in connection with forced marriage and domestic abuse – the Statistics and Registration Service Act alters the employment position of registrars who become employees of the local authority. All couples expressing an intention of marrying whether as a sponsor or when attending a register office should be invited to complete a pre-marital inventory.

- unmarried couples registering a birth should be offered the opportunity to undertake a relationship development inventory and a parenting education programme

- couples completing approved programmes should be rewarded with a choice of retail store vouchers

- failure to complete the inventory satisfactorily should be sufficient grounds for Entry Clearance officers or Registrars to decline to process applications if they are suspicious that the intended marriage is bogus or forced

- failure to obtain a certificate from a facilitator that a pre-marital inventory had been completed together with the completion of a programme of marriage preparation should be sufficient grounds to revoke leave to remain

- the evidence provided by the completion of a pre-marital inventory in conjunction with a registered facilitator would be crucial in determining if abuse of marriage is occurring

- local authorities should be required to publish a local policy for the promotion of domestic and social cohesion and follow the code of practice

- if a sponsor or partner is aware that they will be required to complete a premarital inventory it is more likely they will acquire the necessary life and language skills.

Nick Gulliford, Taunton
29/02/2008 at 08:04
   yeh right "married at 14" rubbish"" n y bring this up after all these years????
against us, london
28/02/2008 at 21:52
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