I thought that in light of the discussion we had on this listserv a few weeks ago, some of you may be interested in the following blurb which I copied and pasted from 
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=2571

Approximately 100 Afghan women have set themselves on fire in the past year, according to a report released by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Dec. 10. Forced marriages, physical torture and beatings were the main incidents that are thought to be a factor in the immolations and remains severely underreported because women fear going to the police. The report also found that about 80 cases of forced marriage and almost 200 cases of torture and beatings were registered over the past year.