Most people don’t know this, but women in the rural parts of Ethiopia, live in a constant fear of getting abducted, raped or being forced into marriages. Nearly 70 percent of the marriages in the country are a result of abduction. Kidnapping young girls in the name of marriage has almost become a “custom.” This is observed in the poverty-stricken areas, where the country’s 71 million people reside.
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