In Sweden, it is legal for a 70 year-old-man to be married to a 15 year-old-girl, even though she is a child under the law. In Sweden, it is even legal to marry cousins (even though their offspring show massive IQ deficiency and increased number of defects and diseases in general). So, in some cases, 15yo girl is LEGALLY MARRIED to her fathers brother, who rapes her 24/7.
This child marriages debate, is not a big one in Sweden. There is a complete media blackout and has been for many years. The few articles you see about it tends to defend it.
https://www.dagenssamhalle.se/debatt/alla-barnaektenskap-aer-inte-olagliga-enligt-svensk-raett-21812
In above mainstream Swedish article, a lawyer (right term?) of international right, argues that a childs right to be raped stands higher than than Swedish authories right to stop it from happening.
As long as the actuall marriage ceremony happens abroad, Swedish authories will accept that a child as young as 15 (some 15 year-olds are biologically 12, you know) is married to a man of any age, and won't give them a hard time by asking a bunch of questions. It's a "hands off" kind of policy.
Sweden legalized child marriages to makes the transition from a Muslim country to a Christian country (like Sweden) more smooth.
Though if you read Swedish forums and social media and alternative news sites (fairly small in Sweden) this issue of "child marriages" often shows ups. But the vats majority of Swedes just read mainstream articles, and most Sweden don't actually even KNOW that child marriages are legal in their own country. The few I have told dislike it strongly.
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think- ago
That's bs. Most of these marriages are forced marriages anyway, in most cases the girls are not allowed to choose their 'husbands', their family will.
So it would be even pointless to ask the girls how they feel about their 'marriage' when entering Sweden - someone in a foreign country, who will certainly be threatened by family and 'husband' before an interrogation simply won't come forward and tell everybody she is being raped and would like a divorce.
And these girls are led to believe that they must obey their 'husbands' at all means and submit to their wishes anytime in their home countries.
Mooncutter ago
Okay, now the rest of your comment makes sense. I agree with you 100%.
think- ago
;-)