Minor error but I mistyped my aunt’s age. she’s currently 27 and was 22 when she was married. Also everyone involved is south asian, though aunt is a first-generation immigrant ,whereas my uncle and mother are second generation and live in the imperial core

akin to how rape encompasses more than what is legally deemed ‘rape’, my aunt doesn’t meet the legal definition of trafficked, as her marriage would fall under the label ‘arranged marriage’ as opposed to ‘forced marriage’. This affects what resources and support she may be eligible for and what sort of legal recourse she can take.

I’ve looked into potential resources she may use, and there are organization that focus on helping women undergoing honor-based violence, forced marriage, domestic abuse, as well as providing counseling and legal advice for divorce, child arrangements, etc. However, I don't think she recognized herself as a trafficking victim and I’m not sure how to discreetly signpost these to her, and dropping this when i'm part of the family that trafficked her might seem odd. I might try to bring her to events hosted by these charities or speak generally, while showing pamphlets, about how these organizations allow women to speak without having to tell their husbands, and are available for immigrants

If she is able to divorce and go back to her home country, I’m unsure how I could help with her social support system there, which would be her family. I am uncertain if her family would treat her differently, given how divorcees and single-mothers are treated culturally, especially given the fact that her family had previously set her to marry someone else beforehand and helped facilitate her arranged marriage with my uncle in the first place. they might simply arrange another marriage for her, which may place her in a similar coercive situation as the one before.

The majority of the resources I see around helping women in international arranged marriages focus on helping the woman feel less isolated over getting the woman back to her home country. ofc this is usually from the perspective of remedying individual symptoms of misogyny than questioning international arranged marriages as a whole, but I thought that it couldn't hurt. So I’ve looked into things she may be interested in attending with her child, and let her be social. she seems interested in some of them, though it’s ultimately up to her if she wants to attend. I might also look into events she can attend alone without her child

I could possibly help her write a cv and try help her finding a part-time job, so she may feel more financially independent and comfortable with divorcing if she wants to. I’ve found a nursery that offers free hours of childcare based on certain circumstances, though I’ll have to see if she can be eligable

For the advice given, I’ll look into "trauma and recovery" by julie newman but I had limited luck with kittyit because their focus is more on detransition related content, unless I missed the resources for trafficking victims