Romania: Romania set to criminalize forced marriages and cohabitations

September 17, 2026

Romania set to criminalize forced marriages and cohabitations
Sep 17, 2026

Romania set to criminalize forced marriages and cohabitations.

The adopted bill defines the phenomenon as forcing a person to enter into a marriage or to cohabit in a relationship similar to that between (…)

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