The late girl, Ilham Mahdi al Assi and her husband
An eight-year-old Yemeni girl has died of internal bleeding on her
wedding night after marrying a man five times her age, a social activist
and two local residents said, in a case that has caused an outcry in
the media and revived debate about child brides.
Arwa Othman, head of Yemen’s House of Folklore and a leading rights campaigner, said the girl, identified as Ilham Mahdi al Assi, was married to a 40-year-old late last week in the town of Meedi in Hajjah province, north-western Yemen.
“On the wedding night and after intercourse, she suffered from bleeding and uterine rupture which caused her death,” Othman said.
“They took her to a clinic but the medics couldn’t save her life.” Othman said authorities had not taken any action against the girl’s family or her husband.
am quite sure the UN body for the protection of child right would find this event interesting.
source: online news
Arwa Othman, head of Yemen’s House of Folklore and a leading rights campaigner, said the girl, identified as Ilham Mahdi al Assi, was married to a 40-year-old late last week in the town of Meedi in Hajjah province, north-western Yemen.
“On the wedding night and after intercourse, she suffered from bleeding and uterine rupture which caused her death,” Othman said.
“They took her to a clinic but the medics couldn’t save her life.” Othman said authorities had not taken any action against the girl’s family or her husband.
am quite sure the UN body for the protection of child right would find this event interesting.
source: online news
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