It is a systematic mechanism backed by police silence, draconian laws, religious institutions that bless it, and a society that prefers to remain silent.

Souad, 15 years old, suddenly disappeared. Days later she appeared in a video with a hijab on her head, she looks at the camera and says she converted to Islam willingly. Her family claims she was kidnapped against her will.

Marlin disappeared on her way to school. Weeks later she was found in another district, married to a Salafi Muslim man. Her parents were not allowed to see her, and the marriage was officially recognized by the state.