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(CNN)Every bride gets a little nervous on her wedding day. It’s a moment of intense anticipation, as friends and family gather to witness the beginning of a lifelong commitment. Thankfully, for most brides, it is a day of joy and beautiful memories. But what if the bride is a 12-year-old girl? And instead of walking […]
The NHRC has based its recommendation on research that shows a strong correlation between a girl child’s education level and age of marriage, with better education levels showing lesser likelihood of her being married early. Even as a Bill to make child marriage void in India is pending before the cabinet, the National Human Rights […]
On the surface, we look like we’re in our prime. People say my generation is young and determined, and that we have our whole future ahead of us. But what if I told you that the young people of my generation are regularly denied the basic tools and information we need to plan our lives […]
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new law criminalizing violence against women that came into effect in Morocco on Wednesday does not fully protect women against forced marriage or domestic violence, activists said. Campaigners broadly welcomed the new law, which criminalizes “harassment, aggression, sexual exploitation or ill treatment of women” in Morocco. But they criticized […]
Forgotten Women is a series dedicated to giving women of history the exposure they deserve. This week, we’re paying tribute to Fatima al-Fihri, a woman who established the concept of a university as we know it today. It’s all thanks to Fatima al-Fihri that universities around the world exist. After founding the world’s first known university, the University […]
Islamic Aceh district rules only married or related couples can eat out at the same table A district in Indonesia’s deeply Islamic Aceh province has banned men and women from dining together unless they are married or related, according to an official who said it would help women be “more well behaved”. Aceh is the […]
The bill was inspired by Sherry Johnson, who was forced to marry a church deacon aged 11 Florida has banned marriage for children under 17, after a campaign by a woman who was forced to marry her rapist when she was just 11-years-old. Sherry Johnson watched from the gallery as the state legislature voted 109-1 to pass […]
Andriantono, known by his nickname Andre, is one of the beneficiaries of the BERDAYA program for teenagers in Cilincing who managed to raise the issue of preventing child marriage through lenong, a Betawi traditional form of performing art. Attracted to lenong from an early age, Andre saw training materials to prevent child marriages as suitable […]
Child marriage – marriage before the age of 18 – is a human rights violation. Despite laws against it, the harmful practice remains widespread. Child marriage can lead to a lifetime of suffering. Girls who marry before they turn 18 are less likely to remain in school and more likely to experience domestic violence. Young teenage girls […]