\n An Azerbaijani child was forced to marry a man in the village of Khoshchobanly, Masalli province of Azerbaijan, where she was reportedly tortured to death two weeks after the wedding.\n<\/p>\n
\n In a joint statement, the Prosecutor General\u00b4s Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan said a medical examination found injuries were found in the neck, back and behind the right arm on the body of 16-year-old Fatima Gambarova.\n<\/p>\n
\n An investigation has been launched into the incident.\n<\/p>\n
\n According to the findings of the initial investigation and the conclusion of the forensic expertise, the cause of death was strangulation. Gambarova is thought to have been choked in a family conflict by 18-year-old Iman Mammadov, whom she married two weeks ago.\n<\/p>\n
\n Vezir Huseynov, executive representative of the Hasanli village in Masalli confirmed the recent marriage of a 16-year-old teenager to Meydan TV.\n<\/p>\n
\n "Yes, two weeks ago, Fatima was married in the village of Khoshchobanly and today we have got the news about the girl\u2019s death," he said.\n<\/p>\n
\n Huseynov did not elaborate over the reason of the incident.\n<\/p>\n
\n Fatima was raised by her grandmother and grandfather in Russia. Gambarova\u2019s grandparents reportedly came to Azerbaijan to marry her in their native land. After the wedding they returned to Russia.\n<\/p>\n
\n The husband of the young bride, Mammadov, has been detained and allegedly confessed to committing the crime.\n<\/p>\n
\n Given the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic and international conventions, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child, persons under the age of 18 are registered a child and their marriage is illegal.\n<\/p>\n
\n Women\u2019s rights activists in Azerbaijan say stronger legislation is needed to prevent girls from being married off as children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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