A bizarre barbaric system mixed with religion, misogyny, patriarchy practiced...
Khap is a powerful social institution. It exists in Jat Hindu community in some states of Northern India. Some elderly men set rules for everyone. You do not follow the rules, you get severe...
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My father was a medical doctor. He was a rational man in a deeply religious society. He was born in a poor illiterate family. But he went to a school against his family’s wishes. He moved from his...
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“Child marriage is a fundamental human rights violation and impacts all aspects of a girl’s life. We want to alert and raise awareness on the negative effects of child marriage on girls and the society...
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11 year old Yemeni girl Nada Al Ahdal escaped arranged marriage. My grandmother was given in marriage when she was 9. My mother was forced to marry when she was 10. My grandmother could not escape her...
View ArticleAn 8-year-old girl died after being brutally raped by her 40-year-old husband...
Yemeni girl died after wedding night. Yemen’s human rights minister wants child marriage outlawed after an 8-year-old girl reportedly died of internal injuries that she suffered on her wedding night....
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