Hundreds protested on Saturday in Lebanon against child marriage, demanding lawmakers forbid unions below the age of 18, in a country where some faiths allow girls to be wed at 14. Organised by civil society groups, the rally attracted women of all ages — and some lawmakers — who marched on parliament in the capital […]
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“I Detest Any Religion Or Tradition That Supports Child Marriage” – Shan George
Veteran Nollywood actress, Shan George who reacted to the marriage between a 70-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl in Niger State, stated that she detest any religion or tradition that supports child marriage. Shan George who stated that child marriage subjects the child to ‘eternal emotional, psychological and physical torture’, added that the stone age […]
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Child marriage impediment to achieving DD in Nigeria – UNFPA
Dr Mabingue Ngom, the Regional Director for West and Central Africa, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has said that child marriage has remained an impediment to achieving Demographic Dividend (DD) in Nigeria.
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Child marriage impediment to increasing Nigeria’s working population –UNFPA
Dr Mabingue Ngom, the Regional Director for West and Central Africa, United Nations Population Fund, has said that child marriage has remained an impediment to achieving Demographic Dividend in Nigeria. Ngom made this known while fielding questions at the News Agency of Nigeria Forum in Abuja. According to UNFPA, DD is the economic growth potential […] …
Mother convicted of tricking daughter into forced marriage
A mother was convicted in a British court on Tuesday of deceiving her teenage daughter into travelling to Pakistan to enter into a forced marriage, in the first successful prosecution of its kind. The woman — who cannot be named without uncovering the identity of her daughter — was found guilty following a trial at […] …
Teenager sentenced to death for killing unwanted husband
Sudanese women have been canvassing that justice be served in the case of a teenager, Noura Hussein, who was sentenced to death on Thursday, for killing her husband. Hussein was convicted of murder on April 29 , 2018, and on Thursday (today) she was sentenced to death. At the age of 16, Noura was forced into […] …
Group urges end to child marriage in Nigeria
12million girls marry under age 18 yearly – UNICEF
About 12 million girls under 18 are getting married every year globally, according to new data from UNICEF released on Tuesday. The newly collated figures signal a 15 per cent drop in the last decade, from one in four to approximately one in five girls. UNICEF warned that if child marriage continues at the current […] …