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Half of girls in S. Sudan forced to marry
By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press
In this July 18, 2012, photo, Zali Idy, 12, poses in her bedroom in the remote village of Hawkantaki, Niger. Zali was married in 2011.
JUBA, South Sudan—The 17-year-old beaten to death for refusing to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. The teen dragged by her family to be raped to force her into marrying an elderly man. They are among 39,000 girls forced into marriage every day around the world, sold like cattle...
Published: 03/09/2013
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