![]() "This charge is completely against the principles of helping the most vulnerable," Aneeta Prem, founder of the Freedom charity which works against forced marriage, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.īritain banned forced marriage in 2014, although there have only been two convictions since the law was passed. LONDON, Jan 2 (Openly) - Britain is failing victims of forced marriage, campaigners said on Wednesday, after the government pledged to investigate reports women were being charged to be rescued.Īn investigation by Britain's Times newspaper found adult victims were being made to pay for emergency repatriation, with those unable to cover the costs made to take out emergency loans.Ī spokeswoman for Britain's Foreign Office said the government had an "obligation to recover the money" as it came from public funds, while the foreign minister told BBC radio he would look into the issue.īut campaigners said the charges, which sometimes ran into hundreds of pounds, were indefensible. Government has pledged to investigate reports women were being charged to be rescued
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