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Women at risk of murder over failure to crack down on bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn

Published on: Tuesday 28 May 2019

Women at risk of murder over failure to crack down on bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn Bride kidnapping remains a persistent problem in Kyrgyzstan – and the authorities' failure to punish violence against women and girls is leaving them at risk of being killed, a leading human rights organisation has warned.


News source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bride-kidnapping-forced-marriage-women-murder-kyrgyzstan-hrw-a8933351.html

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