Bride burning
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Bride-burning is a form of domestic abuse practiced in parts of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh that is often disguised as a kitchen accident or suicide.
Indian police say that every year they receive more than 2,500 reports of bride burning. These women are burned to death over wealth -- because their husbands or in-laws are unhappy with the size of the dowry that accompanied them into the marriage. It is a recent phenomenon (the first bride burnings occurred in the 1970's), and can be attributed to the rise in consumerism & greed, in combination with the practice of giving dowry. Giving dowry upon marraige has been part of most ancient cultures (http://www.womenintheancientworld.com/dowry%20and%20bride%20price.htm), but it has continued and gone out of control in India, despite being prohibited by law as of 1961.
See Also
Facts on Domestic Violence in America (http://endabuse.org/resources/facts/)
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