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  • 8-year old Yemini child dies at hands of 40-year-old husband on wedding night

    09/16/2013 8:19:41 AM PDT · by doug from upland · 52 replies
    An eight year old child bride died in Yemen on her wedding night after suffering internal injuries due to sexual trauma. Human rights organizations are calling for the arrest of her husband who was five times her age. Al Nahar, Lebanon, has reported that the death occurred in the tribal area of Hardh in northwestern Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia. This brings even more attention to the already existing issue of forced child marriages in the Middle Eastern region. "According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), between 2011 and 2020, more than 140 million girls will become child brides....