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Forced marriages are bad, but forced CHILD marriages? You may be wondering in disbelief whether this sort of practice takes place on this planet. Truth be told, it is happening now and sometimes even before we become aware of it. In this programme we would be look into the case of forced marriages, which ranges to forced child marriages, marital captivity, etc. A forced marriages is when one or both parties do not consent to the marriage and pressure or abuse is used. This pressure may be physical (e.g. threats, physical violence or sexual violence) or emotional and psychological pressure (such as being made to feel like you’re bringing shame on your family). This is still practised in various cultures across the world, particularly in parts of South Asia and Africa. Our guest will be Shirin Musa, director of the NGO Femmes For Freedom based here in the Netherlands. The NGO advocates for women's rights and fights against forced marriages, marital captivity, polygamy and honour killing and forced abondement of women during family visits overseas.