Saturday, September 6, 2008

Girl Forced to Marry at Nine - Murdered By Parents After She Sought Annulment


Pakistan - Despair among human rights workers in Pakistan over a rash of so-called "honour killings" intensified yesterday when it was disclosed that a girl forced into marriage with a 45-year-old man at the age of nine had been killed by her parents because she asked for an annulment. The girl, 17, who had been fighting a lonely but successful legal battle, was coming out of court in the Punjabi city of Sahiwal after being granted the annulment by a judge when she was surrounded by a group of men and shot in view of police. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Star Decorating