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Call to Change Sudan's Law on Child Brides

Lawyers and rights activists are calling for changes to the country's personal status laws which allow for the marriage of girls as young as 10.

Sudan: Activists Call for Change to Law Allowing Child Brides

IPS, 10 July 2013

Lawyers and rights activists are calling for a change in Sudan's laws which allow for the marriage of girls as young as 10. Read more »

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In the Abu Shouk IDP Camp, a child pushes a water roller.

Africa: Beyond Rhetoric - Delivering On the Promise of Day of the African Child

Fahamu, 27 June 2013

As we celebrate the 23rd edition of the Day of the African Child (DAC), it is fitting to consider how to ensure better protection for the African child in view of new and emerging… Read more »
Africa: Girls Forced to Marry Face Physical Health Problems - Report

HRW, 13 May 2013

Akech loved to study and dreamed of becoming a nurse. But when she was 14, the uncle who was raising her told her she was too old for school and forced her to marry a man she… Read more »
Africa: Put a Spotlight on African Women's Reproductive Rights

IPS, 19 May 2013

Victoria J. married in 2009 at age 14, and became pregnant shortly after. "I started labour in the morning on a Friday ... The nurse kept checking and saying I would deliver… Read more »
Africa: Speaking Out Against Child Marriage

ThinkAfricaPress, 3 May 2013

Child marriage has been missing from international development agendas. The time is ripe for that to change. Read more »
Africa: By 2020, More Than 140 Million Girls Will Have Become Child Brides - UN

UN News, 7 March 2013

If current child marriage rates continue, more than 140 million girls will become child brides between 2011 and 2020, the United Nations said today, warning that little progress… Read more »
Africa: How African Feminism Changed the World

ThinkAfricaPress, 8 March 2013

'Feminism' has often been seen as a Western concept, but African women are increasingly redefining it to suit their own purposes. This, in turn, is influencing the rest of the… Read more »
Sudan: NGO Decries Endorsement of Girl Child Marriage By State-Controlled Clerics

Sudan Tribune, 22 October 2012

The head of Sudan's main clerical authority, the Religious Scholars Committee (RSC), has publicly advocated girl child marriage, drawing the ire of women activists rights who… Read more »

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Gender Violence Blamed On Early Marriage in Tanzania

Activists advocating for better reproductive health services and gender equality have blamed practices of child marriage for the violation of women and girls rights in the country. Read more »
- Tanzania: Child Marriage Blamed for Gender Inequality
- Tanzania: Under-Age Marriages Should Be Abolished
Swazi Dispute Over Child Marriage Continues

The country's traditional leadership insist that child marriages are allowed under customary law despite the banning of such unions by modern courts. Read more »
- Eswatini: Dispute Over Child Marriage Continues
- Eswatini: Child Brides - Abuse Group Speaks Out
Underage Marriages On the Rise in Kenya

In Kenya there are communities which have child marriages as part of their customs, oblivious of the fact that it is a violation of the children's rights. Read more »
- Kenya: Child Marriage Ruined My Life, Says Granny
- Kenya: The Issue of Child Marriages

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Call to Change Sudan's Law on Child Brides

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Gender Violence Blamed On Early Marriage in Tanzania

Swazi Dispute Over Child Marriage Continues

Underage Marriages On the Rise in Kenya

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