Scores of underage Rohingya girls fleeing violence and starvation in their homeland of Myanmar and in the refugee camps of neighboring Bangladesh are being forced into arranged marriages with older men in Malaysia who frequently abuse them. A dozen Rohingya child brides — the youngest of whom was 13 — told The Associated Press they are kept as virtual prisoners in their own homes. Several said their husbands rape and abuse them, and many have been forced to bear children despite not being ready for motherhood. Global apathy toward the Rohingya crisis and strict migration policies have left these girls with almost no options.
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