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A unique art exhibit by Breakthrough in support of Gender Equality – at T
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 21: For a girl in India, unequal access to life is often predetermined as early as childhood. For every 1000 boys, only 918 are allowed to even be born, one in every four girls is a child bride, and only 41% get over 10 years of schooling. This inequit
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Pakistan: Family moves court over fears Christian 'child bride' sold off b
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday ordered Gujranwala district police in Pakistan to recover and present in court a Christian girl alleged to have been forcibly converted and married after her family expressed fears that the child had been sold off by he
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Minimum age for brides raised to 19 in Indonesia
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 18 (ANI): In a bid to curb child marriage in the country, Indonesia's parliament has revised its marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19.
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