Written by Alice Njoki. A new United Nations report has brought worrying news about the future of child marriage, saying that it could last until 2092. Especially in rural areas where deep cultural beliefs around marriage and economic hardship have led to young girls getting married off before they reach adulthood. The current statistics show […]
Iraq’s parliament has introduced a controversial bill that seeks to reduce the legal marriage age for girls to 9 years old, sparking outrage and concern across the country. The proposed legislation, put forward by the Iraq Justice Ministry, would amend the current Personal Status Law, which sets the minimum marriage age at 18. If enacted, […]
Last month, Sierra Leone took a major step forward by passing a new law to stop child marriage. This law, called the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024, makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to get married. This is a big deal because child marriage has been a serious problem in Sierra Leone. In […]
A new report reveals that the rate of women and girls getting married before reaching 18 years old in rural areas in Nigeria surpasses double the rate of the same in urban areas. According to the Statistical Snapshots 2021 reports, about forty-six percent of women between the ages of 20 and 46 in rural areas […]
A twelve-year-old brave girl in Garissa, Kenya, has been rescued after attempts to wed her off to an old man aged seventy proved futile. It all began two months back when her family revealed the news to her about her elder brother’s upcoming wedding ceremony. Amira was elated, to say the least. At the time, […]