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South Asia home to world's highest number of child brides - UN
Study reveals that, many parents saw marriage as the best option for daughters who had limited options to study during COVID lockdowns.
Wed Apr 19 2023
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'No voice': Child brides left out of India's domestic violence data
Child brides being beaten by their husbands will no longer be included in India's biggest survey of domestic violence.
Tue Apr 27 2021
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India drafting law to increase nuptial age of girls
According to a study conducted by global agency UNICEF in 2017, as many as 27 per cent of girls in India are married off before their 18th birthday.
Wed Jun 17 2020
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Breaking tradition, India's child brides fight for freedom
Santadevi Meghwal has been threatened, harassed, ostracised and even fined by a council of male elders in her village in India.
Sun Oct 18 2015
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Pakistan's child brides married off for 'honour'
Offering young girls as brides in compensation to settle disputes persists in many areas of deeply conservative Pakistan.
Wed Feb 12 2014