Forced marriages illegal under new UK law

Written by Christopher Thielen in News at December 12, 2011

From the Independent:

The Home Secretary will launch a consultation on creating a specific offence of forcing someone into a marriage against their will. In 2010, the Forced Marriage Unit dealt with 1,735 possible cases of forced marriage, although the number of cases is thought to be significantly under-reported.

The BBC offers an accessible introduction to the ethical questions raised by forced marriage. Wikipedia has demographics on the prevalence of the issue as well.