Forced marriages
A forced marriage is where one or both people do not or cannot consent to the marriage, and pressure or abuse is used to force them into marriage. Forced marriage is illegal in the UK. It is a form of domestic abuse and a serious abuse of human rights. It may involve physical abuse, sexual abuse or emotional abuse. Some families force their children to marry because they: think it’s an important part of religion or culture are worried about the family’s reputation and honour (in some cultures also known as 'izzat') want all of the family’s money to stay together want to marry their children off in exchange for money don’t approve of their child being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender don’t want their children to have relationships or sex feel pressured by the community or other family members to follow traditions
None of these reasons are ok.
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