"Europe - Eat Sugar and Speak Sweetly - 54 min 00 sec [16 December 2005]
This week’s shocking documentary uncovers the scale of forced marriages in Europe. Ayse was just 11 years old when she was sent to Germany to be married. Regularly beaten and raped, she was forced to work as a slave for her husband’s family. Her story is not unusual. In the Turkish immigrant community, forced marriages are routine. But now, women are starting to defy these traditions and tell their stories. "
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