Tag: Child Marriage
Pakistan ruling on abducted minor raises alarm over child marriage loopholes
Court decision sparks concern over weak safeguards, as advocates warn of growing risks for abducted and coerced minority girls
Court decision on Christian minor deepens fears of forced conversion in...
Court decision ignites protests, drawing global concern as advocates warn of increased vulnerability among minority girls facing coercion
New law may restrict forced marriages of Christian girls in Pakistan
Punjab raises marriage age to 18, offering new legal safeguards against forced conversions and marriages of minority girls
Salesians in Gujarat launch campaign to end child marriage
Salesians in Gujarat launch a 100-day campaign to raise awareness and end child marriage through community action
Pakistan passes landmark law banning child marriages in capital
Courts will be empowered to halt child marriages if alerted in time, and the law includes provisions to protect whistleblowers
Catholic sisters help Indian girls to overcome failed child marriages
In the past 13 years, the college trained 650 women as nursing aids and found them jobs in hospitals or in city households as home nurses.
SPOTLIGHT: Seeking justice and hope amidst battle against human trafficking in...
Rebuilding lives and tackling the root causes of human trafficking using a multi-pronged approach
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
In Pakistan, healing for victims of abduction and forced marriage
The number of cases of forced conversion is increasing at a dangerous pace in Pakistan
Philippine gov’t agencies sign implementing rules of law prohibiting child marriage
The law aims to abolish “unequal structures and practices that perpetuate discrimination and inequality”
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