According to a report by the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, forced marriage primarily affects young Muslim women. Of those forced into marriage 83.4% were Muslim, nearly a third were 17 or under, while 40% fell between the ages of 18 and 21.
German Federal Family Affairs Minister Kristina Schroeder put it succinctly when she remarked "Whoever marries children against their will ... is doing them violence."
Many of the victims were threatened with violence and even death.
As for the parents of these young women, the most common country of origin is Turkey at 44%, followed by a combined area of Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro, then Iraq and Afghanistan.
There are nearly 3 million Turkish immigrants in Germany, making them the largest non-German ethnic group in the country.
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