child marriage
TV’s social experiments draw a blank
As child marriage becomes the flavour of the season on TV yet again, we look at how content in entertainment is actually regressing.
Child marriage menace compounded by non-acceptance of laws: SC
Supreme Court termed child marriage as a ‘violation of human rights’ of children.
26 children saved from being married off in Jharkhand
Though child marriage is banned in Jharkhand as per the Child Marriage Act of 2006, the pernicious practice continues to be rampant.
Indonesian women's group issues edict against child marriage
UNICEF, the UN children's agency, welcomed the edict, describing it as a landmark moment in efforts to end child marriage in Indonesia.
Video: Rajasthan tea seller marries off 6 daughters, gives Rs 1 crore as dowry
The I-T department served the notice to Gujjar after video of him giving Rs 1 crore for dowry went viral on social media.
PAC report slams poor implementation of Child Marriage Prevention Act
The state government records say that between 2010-13, there were only 45 cases of child marriage.
Rapist marrying his victim remedy to crime, social problems: Malaysian MP
Parliament, which was in session over the Sexual Offences Against Children Bill 2017 debated on child marriage as an offence.
Stop girl’s marriage till she is adult, Delhi court tells mother
The police on Monday moved an application in this respect before the court of metropolitan magistrate Pankaj Sharma.
Delhi: Minor saved from forced marriage to mentally challenged man
The Delhi Commission for Women got information about her scheduled marriage from an anonymous caller on its helpline.
Pakistan: Father marries off daughter, 13, to disabled man
Wazir Ahmed's first wife, Saima's mother, had given him only daughters, and he hoped his second wife would give him a son.