- Monday, April 29, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
by NADEEM BADSHAH MORE work is needed to educate families who look after a disabled child about the risk of forced marriages, campaigners said. They have called for a change in approach towards disabilities after research showed that a higher number of men with learning difficulties are victims of forced marriage than previously thought. Around 62 per cent of males with a learning disability were pressured to wed, compared to 38 per of women – the opposite of overall cases where females make up the majority of victims. The University of Nottingham study led to a film on the topic…
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