Taken for a bride.
The article reports on a judicial ruling in Saudi Arabia that upheld the legality of a marriage between a 47-year -old man and an eight-year-old girl. The article notes that there is increasing pressure within Saudi Arabia to establish a minimum age for marriage. Ann Veneman, head of the United Nati...
| Published in: | New Internationalist no. 423; p. 4 |
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| Format: | Article |
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New Internationalist
Jun2009
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| Summary: | The article reports on a judicial ruling in Saudi Arabia that upheld the legality of a marriage between a 47-year -old man and an eight-year-old girl. The article notes that there is increasing pressure within Saudi Arabia to establish a minimum age for marriage. Ann Veneman, head of the United Nations Children's Fund, asserts that child marriage is a violation of the child's rights. |
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