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January 20, 2006
Yemen: Bride Abduction Carnage
Notice Yemen's definition of consent for women: YEMEN: BRIDE KIDNAPPED AT HER WEDDING, GROOM KILLED
Sanaa, 20 Jan. (AKI) - Armed men stormed into a wedding in Yemen's western al-Mahwit province, killed the groom, forcibly abducted the bride, and seriously injured five wedding guests, Yemeni media reported on Friday. The bride was bundled into a car, which drove off at speed, but police gave chase and managed to rescue her and arrest two of the five gunmen. The attack was arranged by a man who the bride had refused to marry, Yemen's SABA news agency said. The press and women's rights activists continue to investigate and denounce violations of women's rights in Yemen. They say that common law, social custom, and Islamic (Sharia) law as interpreted in the country, discriminate against women. Men are permitted to take as many as four wives. The minimum marrying age is 15; however the law is not widely enforced and some girls marry as early as 12.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at January 20, 2006 6:30 PM
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