Former child bride, once sold to pay debts, finds a new start

KURDISTAN, Iraq – Intisar* was only 15 years old when her parents forced her into a marriage. She described it as an act of commerce: They sold her to another family to pay off a debt. “It is the worst feeling in the world to be traded off like that by the people who are supposed to protect you,” said the now-37-year-old Intisar, during a recent interview.Her husband was 25 years her senior, and immediatelyabusive. He never missed an opportunity to remind her that she was " just a bargaining chip, " she said.  
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news