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“He greeted me with a terrifying smile and said, ‘You will be my second wife.’” -Amina Mahamane, 15
Last year, despite her protests, Amina was betrothed to a much older man. “My uncle hit me with a stick and told me he would kill me if I continued to refuse the marriage,” she said. But she stood firm, and the wedding was cancelled.
© UNFPA Niger/Tagaza Djibo