Published: March 18th, 2014 Updated: December 2nd, 2021

In its Sunday edition, the Tampere paper Aamulehti interviews Nasima Razmyar, chair of theMulticultural Women’s Association Monika, an NGO aimed at supporting immigrant women in Finland. She believes that dozens of young women or men based in Finland are forced into marriage with someone of their parents’ choosing annually.

Razmyar bases her estimate on her own contacts among immigrants. She notes that dozens of immigrant women and girls seek protection at women’s shelters annually, and believes that this is just a fraction of those who need help.

Sini Maria Heikkilä, Advocacy Coordinator at the Finnish League for Human Rights, says that the number of forced marriages in Finland must be investigated.

Read More: http://yle.fi/uutiset/how_many_forced_marriages_in_finland_annually/7139704

Tags: finland, forced marriage, halo project, honour based violence

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