All humans should have the right to determine their own fate/future. As a forced marriage takes away the right of self determination, it should not be allowed.
Forced marriage and early marriage are harmful. Marriage should be by freewill and not forced.
No riverboat marriages are illegal.
It is not illegal to arrange marriages, so I am not sure in what sense these marriages are illegal. However, your daughter cannot legally be forced to marry someone whom she does not wish to marry. If there is some kind of threat or extortion involved, such as, you will marry this man or we will kill you, then you can report it to the police. Your report should include the best corroborating evidence that you have; ideally, the threat should be in writing or email, or tape recorded, so that it isn't just your word against theirs, since they obviously will deny that they made any threat.
They're basically the same.
In many cultures it is very normal and right to have arranged marriages. In the US culture, it is not.
It is very rare for a forced marriage to occur. Usually they have arranged marriages, though. The parents find potential matches, they meet, and if the family and the bride/groom like each other well then they may decide to marry, but forcing them to marry is NOT a common practice.
actually forced marriages are prohibted in Islam
If he forced you to have sex then that is rape. Rape is an offence and illegal. Inform your parents, teacher or the police.
they said, "prithee will you marry me?'" or they didn't- they had forced marriages
Very difficult to do so; go to government site and find out about illegal marriages.
Marriages should be arranged if the two people involved want them to be.
Forced marriage is illegal in many countries around the world. Laws and regulations have been put in place to protect individuals from being forced into marriage against their will.