Elizabeth Nyanyot Diu was forced into marriage and motherhood when she was still a child.
At 12, she was told she had to marry a 30-year-old man who beat her regularly. "At any time, whenever he wanted, he would cane me," she remembers.
Two years into their union, she became pregnant but there were complications. Her body wasn't ready to carry and give birth. "It nearly killed me," she said.
"My first-born died because I was too young. I was just 14 years old .... Women are having children too young," Diu added.
Early and forced marriages are widespread in South Sudan. Full story...
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At 12, she was told she had to marry a 30-year-old man who beat her regularly. "At any time, whenever he wanted, he would cane me," she remembers.
Two years into their union, she became pregnant but there were complications. Her body wasn't ready to carry and give birth. "It nearly killed me," she said.
"My first-born died because I was too young. I was just 14 years old .... Women are having children too young," Diu added.
Early and forced marriages are widespread in South Sudan. Full story...
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