Reem Al Numery
Yemeni child rights activist
Reem Al Numery is a children's rights activist in Yemen. In 2009 she received the International Women of Courage Award. [1]
Life change
When Al Numery was 12 years old, she had to marry her 30-year-old cousin. She protested the wedding, but her father gagged her and tied her up. After the wedding, she tried to kill herself twice. [1]
Al Numery's father would not let her have a divorce. A judge said she was too young to decide, and she could decide when she was 15 years old. [2] Al Numery went to live with her mother. Her lawyer said she would appeal. [1] Reem's father said he would kidnap her but Al Numery wanted to go to school. [3] She got her divorce in 2010 [4]
Awards change
- In 2009 Al Numery received the International Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department. [1]
- In 2010 Al Numery was named one of Time Magazine's most influential people. [5]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "2009 International Women of Courage Award Winner Biographies".
- ↑ "State Dept. Issues 3rd Annual Awards for International Women of Courage". The Washington Post.
- ↑ The Christian Science Monitor (22 August 2008). "Yemen confronts plight of child brides". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ↑ Stange, Mary Zeiss; Oyster, Carol K.; Sloan, Jane E. (9 January 2013). The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. ISBN 9781452270371.
- ↑ "Reem Al Numery - The 2010 TIME 100 - TIME". TIME.com. 29 April 2010.