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Ex-rebels in northern Cote D'Ivoire launched three violent riots in the last month, and violent crimes and human rights abuse is high according to experts.

British lawyers use the Forced Marriage Act to fight to rescue London doctor who has been held captive in Bangladesh by her family as they try to force her to marry a stranger against her will.

At least 300 girls in south-western Kenya have fled their homes and seek refuge at churches to escape FGM despite the practice being illegal in the country.

A new law has been passed in the United Kingdom to protect women against forced arranged marriages as figures show the practice is on the rise.

Mayor of Sligo, Ireland, to host civil reception for locally-based Nigerian woman who is fighting deportation battle on the grounds of her daughters being at risk of FGM if they return to Nigeria

The Foreign Office’s Forced Marriage Unit rescues victims of forced marriage but leaving is not always an easy choice for these women and girls. Here are two stories that highlight the tough choice between freedom and honour.