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Child marriages
Multiple incidents of child marriage reported from Rajasthan, one proposed wedding stopped by the administration
Two child marriages took place at the same time at a temple in Bhilwara and a third took place in Asind in Bhilwara in Rajasthan
Child marriage of a Muslim girl reported in Malappuram, New Indian Express uses ‘Hindu’ images
The New Indian Express used misleading image for a child marriage case where a qazi was booked for performing rituals, and both the minor and the groom belonged to the 'minority community'.
‘Child Marriage bill of Rajasthan violates central acts and court judgements’: NCPCR writes to Ashok Gehlot govt urging to reconsider the bill
NCPCR says Rajasthan Child Marriage Bill violates Juvenile Justice Act, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and other acts and court orders
Rajasthan Congress Govt passes bill to register child marriage, BJP protests, says it justifies child marriage: Details
Rajasthan government's decision to pass the contentious bill to register child marriage faces strong opposition from all quarters
60 yo guy with a 12 yo saying ‘that is my wife’: US admin tries to monitor child brides being snuck in from Afghanistan
A leaked internal document has revealed that several old Afghan refugees have been entering the country with brides as young as 12 years old
On Women’s day, can we please make child marriage illegal among India’s minority community?
Could we please make child marriage illegal in India? In fact, could we do it today?
Punjab and Haryana HC cites Sharia again: Says marriage of minor Muslim girl is legal because she has ‘attained puberty’
The High Court cited the Muslim personal law and held the marriage of the 17-year old girl with 36-year old man valid.
Hyderabad: 54-year-old Abdul Lateef marries 16-years-old minor girl, detained by police
Abdul Lateef, a 54-year-old man from Kerala, has been held for marrying a 16-year-old girl in Hyderabad.
Child marriages in Maharashtra on the surge as families suffer from economic difficulties amid coronavirus woes: Report
About 200 cases of child marriages were reported from Maharashtra during the period of coronavirus lockdown from April to June 2020, says the report by India Today group.
Outrage grows in Somalia as bill legitimising child marriage tabled in Parliament, UN and other international bodies criticise the move
Bill tabled in Somalia parliament legalizing marriage of girls without their consent once they achieve sexual maturity
