Judge orders tribunal to reconsider case of woman forced into arranged marriage

She had been subjected to an examination to establish her virginity and was also subjected to physical violence from her father

Ms Justice Burns found there was a failure by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal to engage in any kind of analysis regarding State support for her.

A 22-year-old woman who had to leave South Africa because her tribal leader father was forcing her into an arranged marriage to an older local chief must have her refused application for international protection here reconsidered, the High Court has ruled.

Ms Justice Tara Burns sent the woman's case back for re-determination by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT) which had refused her application.