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Ilham Mahdi al Assi was a 13-year-old Yemeni girl who died as a result of bleeding following her first sexual intercourse with her husband, 23-year-old Abed al-Hikmi, who was later detained by police. The practice of marrying young girls was condemned by an NGO as "child rape condoned under the guise of marriage."
Yemen has a tribal culture, and the marriage of young girls is common; most Yemeni girls are married before they reach puberty. A proposed law setting a minimum age of 17 for women and 18 for men to marry was opposed by conservative Yemenis, including women.
References
- ^ "Yemeni child bride dies of bleeding after intercourse". AFP. April 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- Thomas, JoAnne (April 10, 2010). "Ilham Mahdi al Assi: Yemeni Child Bride Dies After Marital Rape". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- Broadwin, Liz (2010-04-16). "The Syrian Women Observatory Stands in solidarity with "Illham al Assi", a Victim of Child Rape Condoned Under the Guise of Marriage". Syrian Women Observatory. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- al Qadhi, Mohammed (April 9, 2010). "Dead Yemeni bride, 13, 'a victim of childhood abuse'". The National. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
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