Tag: Child Bride
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Why we allowed our 4-year-old to ‘marry’ 54-year-old man – Parents
The December 26, 2023 marriage between a four-year-old ‘bride’ and a 54-year-old man in a Bayelsa community is a traditional rite to save the child’s life, according to her parents.
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[TNG Special Report] 2021 Day of the African Child: Child-bride syndrome, child labour, other stark reality surrounding African Children disturbing – Activists
June 16 every year, the world marks the International Day of the African Child. The day is commemorated with tributes to some South African black students who where killed in Soweto during a protest for their right to quality education in 1976. Since 1991 when the day was first marked by the Organisation of African…
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12m girls become child brides yearly – UNICEF
An estimated 12 million girls under 18 are getting married every year globally, according to new data from UNICEF released on Tuesday. The newly collated figures signal a 15 per cent drop in the last decade, from one in four to approximately one in five girls. UNICEF warned that if child marriage continues at the…