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Nada Al-Ahdal, 11, flees home to avoid forced marriage

Nada Al-Ahdal is an 11-year-old girl from Yemen. She ran away from home because she would rather die than be forced into child marriage.

In a video posted on YouTube, she tells how she escaped her parents, who wanted to force her to marry. "I'd rather kill myself," she says.

She speaks about her ordeal with great clarity and courage.