Forced marriage in the United States

Forced marriage in the United States
Forced marriage in the United States

Forced marriage in the United States

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According to a joint report from the International Center for Research on Women and the partnership Girls Not Brides, there are currently close to 70 million child brides around the world. Anne-Marie Hutchinson, a United Kingdom-based attorney and worldwide expert on forced marriage, says that the problem persists in the United States. She gave a talk titled ‘Forced Marriage in Your Own Backyard’ Thursday night at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers annual meeting. Hutchinson joins us for insight on forced marriage in the U.S. and what can be done to address it. (Photo: Flickr/tdale1990)