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Pakistan’s Punjab passes bill banning marriage under 18, tightens penalties for child marriage

  • New law criminalizes child marriage, trafficking and abuse with prison terms up to seven years
  • Pakistan has among world’s highest rates of child marriage, according to rights groups
By Waseem Abbasi ·

Bolivian parliament passes bill to end child marriages

By AFP ·

Bangladesh’s child marriage rate soars to highest in South Asia

By SHEHAB SUMON ·
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Bangladesh’s child marriage rate soars to highest in South Asia

By SHEHAB SUMON ·

Pakistan criminalizes child marriages in Islamabad despite opposition from Council of Islamic Ideology

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests

By AFP ·
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Young Pakistani activist in Swat uses education, awareness campaigns to fight child marriages

By Aamir Saeed ·
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Bangladesh tries to step up prevention as child marriages rise

By SHEHAB SUMON ·
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‘Highest form of abuse’: Pakistani drama ‘Mayi Ri’ shines light on child marriage and beyond

By BURAQ SHABBIR ·

South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides, says UN

By Reuters ·

UN experts concerned over forced child marriages, urge Pakistan to end practice 

By AFP ·

Delay in enacting law against underage marriage sparks concern in Egypt

By Mohammad Shamaa ·
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Early marriage blights lives of young girls in Lebanon’s marginalized communities

By Nadia Al-Faour ·

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