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[–] greycloud ago 

Myanmar with child marriages being extremely common among the ethnic minority group.** As over 620,000 Rohingya have fled their homes into neighboring Bangladesh since late August,** food rations have reportedly been a major factor in the decision for families to marry off their children in the camps while UN officials warned that Rohingya children, especially those who were unaccompanied, are at great risk of being trafficked or forced into marriages.

emphasis added. it is "fleeing" when it is approved of by western humanitarians, it is "being trafficked" when it is not approved of. to the person on the ground it is the exact same action (leaving the area by your own volition). life in the camps is far worse for the children then marriage outside of the camp. but the narrative is that those who get married are being victimized. the camp is a greater form of victimization, but the narrative won't say that.

i oppose all forced marriage. so in the cases of forced marriage i agree with the sentiment. i don't accept arguments based upon the ignorance of children when the children are agreeable to marriage in cases like this, where their life is very very shitty to begin with and marriage is often salvation.

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[–] derram 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

https://archive.fo/37tlj :

Child Marriage in the Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh - The Atlantic

'In November, photographer Allison Joyce, working for Getty Images, spent time with several Rohingya families in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh, as they prepared their young daughters for weddings, hoping to secure more food for them and their families. '

'Joyce: “Early marriage is a common cultural practice within the Rohingya Muslim communities in Myanmar with child marriages being extremely common among the ethnic minority group. '

'As over 620,000 Rohingya have fled their homes into neighboring Bangladesh since late August, food rations have reportedly been a major factor in the decision for families to marry off their children in the camps while UN officials warned that Rohingya children, especially those who were unaccompanied, are at great risk of being trafficked or forced into marriages. ', " An investigation by the International Organization for Migration recently uncovered documented accounts of Rohingya girls as young as 11 getting married, and families at refugee camps in Cox's Bazar are forcing their girls to marry early to reduce the number of mouths to feed and secure more food for themselves.”"

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