Forced Marriages

• North Korean refugees, some as young as 9, sold into China’s sex trade: report

  An estimated 60 per cent of North Korean girls and women in China are trafficked into the sex trade.

  World

  May 20, 2019
  
• Harper calls on la Francophonie to put an end to forced marriages

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper has urged countries in la Francophonie to do all they can to put an end to child marriages as well as forced unions.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2014
  
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• Feds to ban ‘barbaric’ cultural practices

  Legislation aimed at curbing "barbaric" cultural practices from occurring in Canada would be introduced on Wednesday, Citizenship Minister Chris Alexander has announced.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2014
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• UNICEF gets $20 million from feds to help end forced marriages

  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Canada is contributing $20 million over two years to a UNICEF project aiming to end forced marriages.

  World

  Jul 4, 2014