A 12-year-old child bride has died after struggling to give birth to a baby for three days, a human rights organisation in Yemen has said.
Fawziya Abdullah Youssef suffered severe bleeding while giving birth to a stillborn infant in Hodeida province, 140 miles (223km) west of the capital San'a, on Friday.
She was only 11 when her father married her to a 24-year-old man who works as a farmer in Saudi Arabia, according to Ahmed al Quraishi from the Siyaj organisation, which promotes the rights of children in Yemen.
He said he stumbled upon Fawziya in the al Zahra district hospital while investigating cases of youngsters who had fled from fighting in the north of the country.
"This is one of many cases that exist in Yemen," Mr al Quraishi said.
"The reason behind it is the lack of education and awareness, forcing many girls into marriage in this very early age."
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