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Bolivian parliament passes bill to end child marriages

  • The bill had been greenlit by the senate in April and will now be sent to the president for promulgation
  • Officials who register marriages involving minors may be prosecuted and jailed for up to four years
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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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‘Still a lot to do,’ rights groups say after Philippines bans child marriage

By Ellie Aben ·

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