Remember that little Yemini girl around 10 who was able to get a divorce? I would imagine that women around the world who heard about this were happy for her. At her age, she should have been at home playing with her dolls.
CALL FOR YEMEN TO END CHILD MARRIAGE
APRIL 27, 2014
By Eurasia Review
The Yemeni government should expedite passage of a draft Child Rights Law establishing 18 as Yemens minimum marriage age. On April 27, 2014, Legal Affairs Minister Mohammad Makhlafi submitted the proposed law to Prime Minister Mohammad Basindawa, who should ensure a cabinet review and submit it to parliament for prompt passage.
The draft minimum age law is a real beacon of hope for the thousands of Yemeni girls vulnerable to being married off while still children, said Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East and North Africa director. The government should act quickly on this measure and develop enforcement mechanisms to prevent even more girls from becoming victims of early and forced marriage.
Some 52 percent of Yemeni girls are married often to much older men before age 18, and 14 percent before age 15, according to United Nations and Yemeni government data from 2006. Girls who marry young often drop out of school, are more likely to die in childbirth, and face a higher risk of physical and sexual abuse than women who marry at 18 or later. Girls who do not want to marry are often forced to do so by their families. Yemen is one of the few countries in the region now without any legal minimum age for marriage.
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Call For Yemen To End Child Marriage | Eurasia Review
CALL FOR YEMEN TO END CHILD MARRIAGE
APRIL 27, 2014
By Eurasia Review
The Yemeni government should expedite passage of a draft Child Rights Law establishing 18 as Yemens minimum marriage age. On April 27, 2014, Legal Affairs Minister Mohammad Makhlafi submitted the proposed law to Prime Minister Mohammad Basindawa, who should ensure a cabinet review and submit it to parliament for prompt passage.
The draft minimum age law is a real beacon of hope for the thousands of Yemeni girls vulnerable to being married off while still children, said Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East and North Africa director. The government should act quickly on this measure and develop enforcement mechanisms to prevent even more girls from becoming victims of early and forced marriage.
Some 52 percent of Yemeni girls are married often to much older men before age 18, and 14 percent before age 15, according to United Nations and Yemeni government data from 2006. Girls who marry young often drop out of school, are more likely to die in childbirth, and face a higher risk of physical and sexual abuse than women who marry at 18 or later. Girls who do not want to marry are often forced to do so by their families. Yemen is one of the few countries in the region now without any legal minimum age for marriage.
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Call For Yemen To End Child Marriage | Eurasia Review
