*[Enwl-eng] Victims of forced marriage are being made to pay for their own rescue

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If the UK government truly wanted to save women and girls from forced marriage, it wouldn't charge them for their freedom. Sign Now Vladimir, It's a nightmare come to life — being made to marry someone against your will. This problem is neither one of the past nor of some far distant place. It is happening now, in 2020, and in many, many parts of the world. One such place is the UK, where girls — most often minors — are sent away by family or guardians against their will and forced to marry someone in another country. Forced marriage is a form of slavery, with an unbalanced power dynamic often reinforced by a huge age or wealth gap. It also usually involves some type of abuse. The UK claims to be fighting hard to rescue these girls from such a horrific situation. But it turns out that after rescue, girls are regularly asked to cover the costs of their own salvation. This is not only morally abhorrent, retraumatizing victims who are usually financially devastated from what they just went through — it also literally disincentivize girls from asking for help, fearful that they can't afford it. And if they in fact cannot cover the costs, they are forced to take out huge loans that will follow them for years, reminding them of their painful past and making a successful future nearly impossible. As one professor of criminology put it, "Protection should not have a price tag." Sign the petition if you want the UK to end this ridiculous policy of charging victims for their own rescue! Thank you,   Lauren W. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Protection from forced marriage should not have a price tag. Sign the petition today.

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From: Lauren W., Care2 Action Alerts

Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 7:05 PM

Subject: Victims of forced marriage are being made to pay for their own rescue

 

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