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A Yemeni girl holds up a poster portraying a child bride during a sit-in outside the parliament in Sanaa March 23, 2010. The protest was organized by women rights groups
Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2010

Open quoteShe looked like she was butchered.Close quote

  • NIJMA AHMED,
  • the mother of an 11-year-old Yemeni girl who was hospitalized on Tuesday with genital injuries after her adult husband reportedly forced her to have sex; about 50% of Yemeni girls wed before age 18
Photo: Khaled Abdullah / Reuters | Source: ABC