Countless women are exposed to complex forms of human rights violations based on both their religion or belief and their sex. One particularly grave abuse in the intersection of freedom of religion or belief and gender equality is forced conversion in combination with forced marriage. In a number of countries women or girls from religious minorities run the risk of being abducted with the purpose of forcing them to convert to mainstream religion – often in connection with an unwanted marriage. Another important concern relates to discriminatory religious family laws…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 29 October 2013. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
