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By the Numbers.(International Edition)
Last week, the United Kingdom passed a new law designed to protect women from being forced into arranged marriages. The practice has been on the rise in Europe, but governments have been cautious to tackle the issue, treating it as a matter of cultural difference rather than legal precedent.
3,000 Estimate of forced marriages each year in the U.K., according to the Home Office-funded ...
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