Still Aged 8 Years, Killed on First Night

SANAA - Tragic Prone true life story. At a very young age, Rawan, which is actually not a virgin boy, had married a man 40 years old or five times his age.

Not only that, the first night which should give happiness actually be the beginning of a catastrophe for him. He suffered severe bleeding that leads to the death.

Arwa Othman, head of Yemeni House of Folklore as well as Yemeni human rights activist, said that the wedding took place last weekend Prone. "The wedding took place in the City Meedi, Hajjah province, northwestern Yemeni territory," he told Reuters on Wednesday (11/9).

It is said that the cartilage was eight years old was forced to marry a man her parents choice as redeemer debt. Unless Othman and two local residents who attended the wedding Prone last week, no one else is willing to speak out about the incident.

The family also chose to keep mum about the tragedy that befell the poor girl. In fact, local officials and elders Meedi lipped about the underage marriage.

"On the first night, having sex with her ​​husband, she was bleeding and urinary tract damage. Conditions that leads to the death despite medically treated at the local clinic," said Othman.

Unfortunately, as all parties remain silent, the case did not proceed to the realm of law. The family also does not require Prone husband.

Underage marriages, child marriages in particular, is still widespread in Yemen. As Rawan, the young girls were forced to marry men for economic reasons.

In December 2011, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a stern appeal to the government of Yemen to ban child marriage. But, until now, the practice still continues. (RTR/hep/c14/dos)