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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 969798" data-attributes="member: 38206">Afghan child-bride&#039;s in-laws sentenced for tortureKabul--The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women&#039;s&nbsp; rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture,&nbsp; abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday.The plight of 15-year-old Sahar Gul captivated the nation and set off a storm of&nbsp; international condemnation when it came to light in late December. Officials&nbsp; said her husband&#039;s family kept her in a basement for six months after her &nbsp;arranged marriage, ripping out her fingernails, breaking her fingers and&nbsp; torturing her with hot irons in an attempt to force her into prostitution.Gul&#039;s case has prompted calls for more efforts to strengthen women&#039;s rights and&nbsp; end underage marriage. The marriage age in Afghanistan is 16, but the United&nbsp; Nations agency UN Women estimates that half of all girls are forced to marry&nbsp; under age 15.Read more: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?friend=/c/a/2012/05/05/MNCS1OE035.DTL#ixzz1uAUJ8QYx" target="_blank">Afghan child-bride&#039;s in-laws sentenced for torture</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 969798, member: 38206"] [B]Afghan child-bride's in-laws sentenced for torture [B]Kabul[/B]-- The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday. The plight of 15-year-old Sahar Gul captivated the nation and set off a storm of international condemnation when it came to light in late December. Officials said her husband's family kept her in a basement for six months after her arranged marriage, ripping out her fingernails, breaking her fingers and torturing her with hot irons in an attempt to force her into prostitution. Gul's case has prompted calls for more efforts to strengthen women's rights and end underage marriage. T he marriage age in Afghanistan is 16, but the United Nations agency UN Women estimates that half of all g irls are forced to marry under age 15. Read more: [url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?friend=/c/a/2012/05/05/MNCS1OE035.DTL#ixzz1uAUJ8QYx]Afghan child-bride's in-laws sentenced for torture[/url] [/B] [/QUOTE]

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