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Group in Nepal Takes Pride in Kidnapping Brides

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Among an indigenous group in Nepal's western region, the human rights violation of kidnapping women and girls for marriage is still a matter of masculine pride. Stealing a bride is more honorable than eloping, one husband says.

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