“Setting the age of marriage for girls in Bangladesh at 16 would - TopicsExpress



          

“Setting the age of marriage for girls in Bangladesh at 16 would be a terrible step in the wrong direction. The rate of child marriage in Bangladesh is already off the charts. The new law should set the minimum age of marriage at 18 for both women and men and put the best interests of children at the center of all of its provisions. “The Bangladeshi government should pass a new Child Marriage Restraint Act that empowers girls to delay marriage, resist unwanted marriage, and be recognized in society for their value as individuals, not just as brides.” Human Rights Watch reacts to the Bangladeshi government’s proposals to lower the age of marriage to 16 for girls: hrw.org/news/2014/10/12/bangladesh-don-t-lower-marriage-age
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:40:55 +0000

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