A new social-media game is drawing renewed attention to an age-old problem in India — the illegal practice of dowry, which has been oficially illegal for more than 50 years but remains widespread.
Young Romani-Americans are trying to blend into American culture. Alex Eli, 18, is negotiating a bride price for his future wife but he also plans to graduated from high school.
“It started off with oppression and now it’s tradition.”
Early marriages are common in many parts of Nepal. But, after reports of murders each month, child rights activists say the lives of young girls are being put in danger – particularly when families argue over dowries paid by a bride’s family to the groom’s.
