14 Year Old Girl Gets Divorce

[ls317]

A 14-year-old girl in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has won a battle to have her two-year marriage to a teenage boy annulled.
It is thought the first time in the state's history a child bride has successfully fought the centuries-old tradition of marrying girls off young.

Village elders agreed to grant Chenigall Suseela, who had threatened to commit suicide, the annulment.

Suseela said that she wanted to go back to school.

Her parents admitted they should not have married her off without her consent.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4120238.stm

[friesianrider]

1. Damn.

"Suseela said that she wanted to go back to school."

You go girl!

[ls317]

2. Makes you wonder

I understand and respect the cultural and religion aspect of the county. But damn at some point shouldn't someone step up and address the issue. Let`s see maybe we should look at this and there is something that is wrong?

[ComerPerro]

3. Wow, thats a huge step.