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28/11/2011

Month Against Bride Kidnapping Launched

Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva has launched an official 'month against bride kidnapping'

she called for harsh sentences for thousands of men who kidnap brides in the largely Muslim nation, abusing an ancient tradition, AFP reports.

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"Around 15 000 women each year become the victims of bride kidnapping,"she told the news service. "Bride kidnapping is a tradition of the Kyrgyz people, but these crimes often force women to commit suicide.

"The country has laws that must protect young girls."

The central Asian country uses the tradition as a way of avoiding paying bride money or bypassing parental disapproval.

(GK)

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