The author wrote that one in five girls worldwide was married before the age of 18, and said child marriage compromised millions of girls’ education, health and safety. They called for efforts to defend every girl’s right to a childhood and end child marriage.
Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians". #ChildMarriage #CaliforniaLaw #YouthRights
The UN Population Fund also says there has been a "severe escalation" in the number of early and forced marriages. #GenderBasedViolence #ChildMarriage #GazaCrisis
The UN Population Fund also says there has been a "severe escalation" in the number of early and forced marriages. #EndGenderBasedViolence #ChildMarriage #GazaCrisis
A serious gap in EU law: marital captivity - forcing girls into child-marriage and preventing them from leaving it for religious reasons - is not punished at the European level. This must change! The Netherlands has already legislated to ensure all women have equal access to https://t.co/py94PYgx2x #ChildMarriage #EUlaw #WomensRights #EU #NL
RT @Realneo101: Iranian politician Romina Pourmokhtari: “Pedophilia is legal under the Islamic Republic of Iran. They legalized child marr… #Iran #Pedophilia #ChildMarriage #IR
RT @UNFPA: Conflict and disaster make girls more vulnerable to child marriage. We must ensure that humanitarian aid includes protection fo… #ChildMarriage #HumanitarianAid #GirlsRights #Therearenospecificcountrycodesmentionedintheprovidedtweet.
Pomembna zmaga za krščansko skupnost v Punjabu (Pakistan) in dokaz, da pritiski #EP lahko prinesejo dejansko spremembo na terenu! Regionalni parlament je sprejel zakon, ki prepoveduje poroke mladoletnih oseb in prisilne poroke. V Punjabu je vsako leto več sto krščanskih deklic https://t.co/Rhq5rI4MQc #PunjabiVictory #ChildMarriageBan #ChristianCommunity #PK
A major victory for the Christian community in Punjab, Pakistan – and clear proof that pressure from the #EuropeanParliament can deliver real change on the ground! 🙏 The regional parliament has passed a law banning child marriages and forced marriages. Every year in Punjab, #Punjab #ChildMarriage #ChristianCommunity #PK #EU
RT @MickeyDollens: MAGA politicians are using the Bible to justify things like child marriage. This is why separation of church and state… #SeparationOfChurchAndState #MAGA #ChildMarriage #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
Strašná realita dnešního Afghánistánu: prodej sedmileté dcery zajistí zbytek rodiny před smrtí hladem na čtyři roky. https://t.co/wo9uSeMod0 #Afghanistan #HumanRights #ChildMarriage #AF
RT @SonyaDouglas: This is hard to see but vital to acknowledge Child marriage legalised by the Taliban This is why they want to keep girl… #ChildMarriage #Taliban #GirlsRights #AF
Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone's first lady, has transformed her life from escaping an arranged child marriage to advocating for women's rights and child marriage bans, while facing mixed reactions for her outspoken political involvement and maintaining a subsidized housing tenancy in the UK. #SierraLeone #WomensEmpowerment #ChildMarriage
A UK judge sentenced a couple to community service for facilitating the marriage of their children in Pakistan, emphasizing the responsibility to protect their children's best interests and condemning the practice as misguided cultural beliefs that objectify individuals, despite no evidence of coercion or ongoing safeguarding concerns. #ChildMarriage #LegalReform #CulturalBeliefs #UK #PK
A couple from Nottingham received suspended prison sentences for taking their teenage sons to Pakistan in 2023 to arrange their marriages, violating new laws against child marriage, despite not being aware of the legal changes. #ChildMarriage #HumanRights #LegalJustice #PK #GB
A couple from Nottingham received suspended prison sentences for taking their underage sons to Pakistan to be married, violating new laws that prohibit child marriage, despite claiming they were unaware of the legal changes. #ChildMarriage #LegalReform #HumanRights #GB #PK
A couple from Nottingham received suspended prison sentences for arranging the marriages of their underage sons in Pakistan, violating UK child marriage laws, after originally planning for one son to marry a bride who was ultimately married to the other when he refused. #ChildMarriage #LegalRights #CulturalAwareness #PK #GB
A couple from Nottingham received suspended prison sentences after taking their underage sons to Pakistan to arrange marriages, violating new child marriage laws designed to protect minors, despite claiming they acted out of cultural beliefs rather than malice. #ChildMarriage #LegalRights #CulturalAwareness #GB #PK
A couple from Nottingham received suspended prison sentences after taking their underage sons to Pakistan to be married, violating child marriage laws that prohibit such actions even without coercion, and were subsequently found guilty of attempting to facilitate their children's entry into marriage. #ChildMarriage #LegalReform #CulturalAwareness #GB #PK
