Tag: child marriage
Empowerment, not enforcement, can stop child marriage in India, say experts
The crackdown triggered protests, mostly led by women whose husbands, family breadwinners, were arrested
Philippine agencies sign implementing rules of law prohibiting child marriage
The law aims to abolish “unequal structures and practices that perpetuate discrimination and inequality”
Oxfam, ‘Girl Defenders’ alliance laud passage of anti-child marriage law
The Philippines ranks 12th worldwide among countries with the highest numbers of child marriages
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
The numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine and surged this year when the rains failed once more
House of Representatives passes bill prohibiting child marriage
The bill defines child marriage as the formal marriage between children under 18 years of age, or between an adult and a child
Oxfam welcomes approval of Philippine bill banning child marriage
Oxfam noted that child marriage in the Philippines is deeply rooted in poverty and gender inequality
Oxfam lauds approval ‘in principle’ of bill to end child marriage
A bill addressing the legal loopholes that allow child marriage in the Philippines was already passed by the Senate last year
Philippine child rights groups launch petition to end child marriage
Decades of war in the southern Philippine Bangsamoro region have reportedly caused an increase in child brides
UNICEF warns coronavirus pandemic can result in millions of child marriages
Child marriage increases risk of early and unplanned pregnancy, in turn increasing risk of maternal complications and mortality
Philippine ‘girl defenders’ call for urgent passage of bill ending child...
There are an estimated 726,000 child brides in the Philippines, making it the 12th highest in the world in terms of absolute numbers
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