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Forced Marriage Unit (FMU)

The FMU operates a public helpline to provide advice and support to victims of forced marriages, as well as to professionals dealing with cases.
Umbrella org:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Area serviced:
Nationwide
Telephone:
020 7008 0151
How to apply:
Call: 020 7008 0151
Sector:
Public

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Abuse is the improper usage or treatment for a bad purpose, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit, physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, sexual assault, violation, rape, unjust practices; wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime, or otherwise verbal aggression.[1] Abuse can come in many forms.
A forced marriage takes place when the bride, groom or both do not want to get married but are forced to by others, usually their families. People forced into marriage may be tricked into going abroad, physically threatened and/or emotionally blackmailed to do so. Every year, hundreds of young people in Britain, both male and female, are forced into marriage against their will, often by violence and blackmail from their own families and relatives.