8-year-old girl asks for divorce in court Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
Nojoud Muhammed Nasser arrived at court looking for justice against her father who forced her to marry a man 22 years her senior. The child also asked for a divorce, accusing her husband of sexual and domestic abuse.
According to Yemeni law, Nojoud cannot prosecute, as she is underage. However a court judge heard her and ordered the arrests of both her father and husband.
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Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames:
When I saw nothing but the headline "8 year old asks for divorce" on several sites, I thought it was another of those times when some kid was asking for a "divorce" from his parents and didn't think anything of it.
Saw it on another site that had more detail given upfront and realized it was far different than I thought.
Of course the real story here is that Yemen is allowing her case to go to trial, to have the accused arrested. This shows great progress.
I almost put this in the g.r.i.n. section because of that fact, but thought the subject matter might be a bit much for that category.
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Posted: 9 months ago by indisguise:
that's horrible! poor kid...
i'm glad someone is going to help her.
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Posted: 9 months ago by dOntEAtpOOp:
Good for that judge. In a culture like that, it was took a lot of courage to hear her and order the arrests of two men on the word of a female. Way to go!
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Posted: 9 months ago by bcgrote:
Indeed! A very brave little girl, and a brave judge. I hope she has a good life from now on. And I hope her father gets the help he needs.... The 'husband' I dunno... He has his excuses, but broke the law! Also, whoever they went to who 'married' these two should also be held accountable.
I hope she can feel our good wishes for her life.
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