60 Girls Die Everyday Worldwide In Child Marriage Related Deaths: Study
It revealed that Child Marriage accounts for more than 60 deaths of girls every day, worldwide.
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Rajasthan Govt To Recall The Controversial Marriage Registration Bill
The amendment to the Rajasthan Compulsory Marriage Act 2009 had led to protests from oppositions and activists who said that the bill encouraged Child Marriage in the state.
Child Rights Protection Body Asks Rajasthan Govt To Review Registration Of Marriage Bill
The NCPCR is the body responsible for upholding child rights in the country. It sought the state to review the bill in accordance to child rights protection provisions
Registration Of Child Marriages: Why Does An Illegal Practice Even Need Documentation?
Why would any parent or guardian come forward to register a child marriage if they know that it could get them in legal trouble? Doesn’t it defeat the whole purpose of this bill then?
She Stopped Her Child Marriage at 16. Now She Is Creating Awareness On Its Ill-Effects
Radha Pandey is a 16-year-old girl from Jharkhand’s Koderma who has set an example of courage by going against her parents’ wishes to cancel her own wedding.
Social Media Reactions On Balika Vadhu’s New Season
Balika Vadhu is considered the longest-running Indian TV serial… know what’s in store in the second season.
Checks On Birth Certificate, Wedding Card In Rajasthan Govt’s Plan Against Child Marriage
Child marriage in Rajasthan is still a threatening reality, despite prohibition of the social practice.
India may up Marriageable age of girls but what about age of Sexual Consent?
Aren’t women mature to choose her husband at 18? If women of 18 years old are mature enough to vote, they are also capable of deciding when and to whom they want to marry.?
Will Raising Marriageable Age of Women Reduce Child Marriage In India?
The government needs to strengthen the execution of pre-existing laws of dowry, child marriage and rape and educate women so that they can exercise their legal rights.
Dressing Up Young Girls As Married Women For #SareeTwitter Is NOT Cool
Using child models and projecting them as grown-adults in situations of marriage or domestic chores is not funny anymore. It’s high time we call them out.
