Forced marriages can be nothing short of devastating for the young girls involved. Early marriage frequently means early motherhood, and that often means dropping out of school. This form of human rights abuse is not limited to a few countries, either its a global issue. In fact, around 700 million women and girls alive today were married off before they were 18. And more than a third were not even 15. The world leader when it comes to child brides is india. The u. N. Estimates that nearly half of all indian women are married off before they are 18. Reporter this is muneera khan, at work in a Womens Center in hyderabad. She tells us shes 19, but doesnt know exactly when she was born. Muneera was only 11 years old when her parents sold her for 50,000 rupies the equivalent of 800 euros. Muneera no one asked me. My relatives came together and decided to marry me off to a 75yearold man from oman. They only told me on the day of the wedding. When i saw the old man, all i could do was cry. I
Early motherhood, and that often means dropping out of school. This form of human rights abuse is not limited to a few countries, either its a global issue. In fact, around 700 million women and girls alive today were married off before they were 18. And more than a third were not even 15. The world leader when it comes to child brides is india. The u. N. Estimates that nearly half of all indian women are married off before they are 18. Reporter this is muneera khan, at work in a Womens Center in hyderabad. She tells us shes 19, but doesnt know exactly when she was born. Muneera was only 11 years old when her parents sold her for 50,000 rupies the equivalent of 800 euros. Muneera no one asked me. My relatives came together and decided to marry me off to a 75yearold man from oman. They only told me on the day of the wedding. When i saw the old man, all i could do was cry. I tried to protest and said im they only told me on the day of far too young. Reporter india outlawed Child Marriage
Early motherhood, and that often means dropping out of school. This form of human rights abuse is not limited to a few countries, either its a global issue. In fact, around 700 million women and girls alive today were married off before they were 18. And more than a third were not even 15. The world leader when it comes to child brides is india. The u. N. Estimates that nearly half of all indian women are married off before they are 18. Reporter this is muneera khan, at work in a Womens Center in hyderabad. She tells us shes 19, but doesnt know exactly when she was born. Muneera was only 11 years old when her parents sold her for 50,000 rupies the equivalent of 800 euros. Muneera no one asked me. My relatives came together and decided to marry me off to a 75yearold man from oman. They only told me on the day of the wedding. When i saw the old man, all i could do was cry. I tried to protest and said im they only told me on the day of far too young. Reporter india outlawed Child Marriage
The city council is expected to fund 25 of the bill. The deadline for official bids is tomorrow, but there are no other cities currently in the race, so barring a last minute shock one of the worlds biggest sporting events will be heading to the midlands. Our Sports Editor dan roan takes a look now at how the city could benefit. From School Sports day to an international showpiece, local children enjoying the facilities at birminghams alexander stadium. But five years from now theirs could play host to some of the very best athletes in the world. The citys bid to bring the Commonwealth Games here today receiving government backing. We have never hosted a multi sport eventually before. We have hosted World Championships of individual sports, badminton, gymnastics, athletics, you name it. This is our time to show the world we can bring everyone together here and its all part of the biggest story of the revival of the West Midlands. The stadium will undergo a major upgrade if the bid is s
Older. There is a real game, always, its a demotic game for the bbc to make sure its audiences are where they want to be. Thank you very much, fascinating stuff. You will be getting ready for the bbc centenary, thats not too far off. Well talk again before then, i hope. Time for a look at the weather. First of all, barack obama joined prince harry to spring a surprise on the dawn of the invicta s games. Obama arrived courtside to cheer on the us will chair basketball team, they were mobbed by a crowd when they were mobbed by a crowd when they arrived and happily posed for photos with friends. Some pretty autumnal and unsettled weather on the cards through the second half of the weekend. Today its a contrasting picture across the country, some rain across parts of wales in south west england. Later on that will creep east. Further north, not a bad day. Sunny spells for more than england. Scattered showers across scotland. Temperatures around 13 to 17. The evening hours, rain and strengt