Teenage actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring sister's life
She plays 13-year-old Nawi, the eponymous heroine of the coming-of-age film set in Turkana county, a rural area which borders ...
Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
Iraq’s parliament has passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say ...
Iraq Passes Law Critics Say Could Legalize Child Marriage
Iraqi lawmakers have passed amendments that give courts more authority in family matters, the Associated Press reported, and ...
DC Mayor Bowser signs off on child marriage ban
In a win for human rights advocates Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of ...
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Child Marriage Free Nepal campaign picks up in provinces
As part of the Child Marriage Free Nepal campaign in seven provinces of Nepal, Just Rights for Children (JRC) and Backward ...
Odisha govt grants CMPO power to panchayat officers and wardens to stop child marriages
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to strengthen the fight against the practice of child marriage in different parts of the state, the ...
Meet the woman who stopped 20 child marriages in a yr
Patna: For over a decade, she has been providing free legal aid to people belonging to the economically weaker sections of ...
Child Marriages in Andhra Pradesh: Small gains, significant challenges
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has made significant progress in reducing child marriages over the past two decades but remains a high-burdened State.A recent United ...
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CWC: Child marriages illegal in PH regardless of religion, culture
Executive Director Angelo Tapales told the Inquirer that the CWC is seeking the help of the concerned local government concerned since the law against child marriages, which have been outlawed ...
Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn: 'Disastrous'
The amendments to Iraq's personal status law allow clerics to rule on marriages based on their interpretation of Islamic law.
Iraq Approves Child Marriages for Girls as Young as 9
Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups say will legalize “child rape” in Iraq. The new law gives religious ...