early marriage
Keeping Girls in School: Addressing Early Marriage and Breaking Barriers to Reproductive Health Care
reader diary by LindaSuttenfield, Pathfinder International
September 28, 2011 - 10:19pm (Print)
Married at 3, divorced at 8? Early marriage should not be an option for any young girl--no matter where she lives.
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Rates of Sexual Abuse of India's Children Shockingly High
by Deepali Gaur Singh, RH Reality Check, Asia
October 12, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)
With over 35 million homeless children in India, and shelters for only 36,000 of them, children's lives can be precariously balanced and sexual abuse is widespread. But even those living at home are not always safe.
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Child Marriage: We Have Solutions
by Kathy Selvaggio, International Center for Research on Women
May 20, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
We know what works to increase age of marriage in communities where child marriage is common. So why are so few Republicans backing legislation to support those development programs?
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Early Marriage: Here in the US, Too
by Anika Rahman, Ms. Foundation for Women
April 28, 2008 - 8:29am (Print)
When authorities removed 413 children in danger of sexual abuse from the Yearning for Zion ranch this month, it became clear that here in the US, child marriage is a result of brainwashing and indoctrination.
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