04-15-2008, 04:52 AM
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8-year old Yemeni girl sues for divorce | |
I hope she finds a better life. Quote:
An eight-year-old girl decided last week to go the Sana’a West Court to prosecute her father, who forced her to marry a 30-year-old man.
Nojoud Muhammed Nasser arrived at court by herself on Wednesday, April 2, looking for a judge to handle her case against her father, Muhammed Nasser, who forced her two months ago to marry Faez Ali Thamer, a man 22 years her senior. The child also asked for a divorce, accusing her husband of sexual and domestic abuse.
| And that her sister doesn't end up in a similar situation. Quote:
However, neither the husband nor the father have legally committed any crime, according to Yemeni law. The husband is only in custody because the judge was sympathetic to Nujood, sheltering her for four days in his house before sending her to her uncle’s house. Nujood’s uncle additionally supported her in her demand to be divorced. Today Nujood remains at her uncle’s home until she is transferred to a care center, where she will be safer.
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Nujood comes from a poor and broken family. She also has a six-year-old sister that might face the same fate as Nujood, if not worse.
Nasser hopes that the two girls can be rescued somehow and sent abroad, where they will find safety and a positive environment where they can grow and prosper.
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Last edited by conradd; 04-15-2008 at 05:00 AM.
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