The threat of violence and the lack of alternatives for girls - TopicsExpress



          

The threat of violence and the lack of alternatives for girls living in Syrian refugee camps are pushing families to marry their daughters off early. Yet marrying off girls to protect them from violence is “simply trading immediate dangers for longer-term ones”, reports The New York Times. These include domestic violence, life-threatening pregnancies, and an abrupt end to girls’ education. Read: nyti.ms/1uQOCEu
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:16:29 +0000

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