In a heartbreaking tragedy, Fatima Soleimani, a 12-year-old girl from Harsin, a city in the Kermanshah province, ended her life by hanging herself after being subjected to severe pressure from her family to enter a forced marriage.
Her father had coerced her into marrying a relative, and when she resisted, he responded with brutal physical and verbal abuse, even threatening to kill her. Fatima had previously warned her family that she would take her own life if the pressure continued, but her pleas were ignored. Ultimately, she became yet another victim of forced marriage and domestic violence.
Forced Marriage: A Cycle of Oppression That Leads to Death
Child marriage continues to claim the lives and futures of many young girls under Iran’s oppressive regime. This practice is not only a blatant violation of human rights but also inflicts irreversible physical and psychological harm on its victims.
Early pregnancies, maternal mortality among underage mothers, depression, suicide, school dropouts, and divorce are just some of the devastating consequences of child marriage. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime’s legal system not only fails to prevent these injustices but actively legitimizes them through misogynistic and discriminatory laws.
