15, Sahar Gul each receive 10 years in prison. Two others are still in the race
laws of a child bride who became bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations.
The plight of Sahar Gul 15 years has triggered a storm of international condemnation when he appeared at the end of December. The authorities told the family of her husband kept her in a basement for six months after her arranged marriage, pulling nails, breaking fingers and tortured with hot irons, in an attempt to force her into prostitution.
was rescued by police in Baghlan province north-east after a man alerted the authorities. Sahar husband father, mother and sister were sentenced to 10 years in prison by a court in Kabul on Tuesday, the president said Sibghatullah Razi.
were also convicted Sahar husband, a member of the Afghan army, and his brother, both of which have been on the run since his case was made public, said Razi. He said the men would be condemned when they were captured.
case Sahar has led calls for more efforts to strengthen women's rights and end the marriage. The legal age for marriage is 16 years in Afghanistan, but the United Nations agency UN Women estimates that half of all girls are forced to marry under age 15.
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