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South Sudan: Facebook Auction a Sign Social Media Must Do More to Protect Girls' Rights
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 26 November 2018
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Read more »
South Sudan Auction Reminiscent of 'Slave Market'
Advertising an 18-year-old on Facebook for marriage brought more attention to the substantial riches to be gained from trading adolescent girls in this way. As a result there is a very real risk that more families will put their daughters up for marriage online, or off, writes Susannah Birkwood for Plan International.
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South Sudan: Auctioned to the Highest Bidder - the Case of a South Sudanese Teenager
This is Africa, 29 November 2018
South Sudanese teenager Nyalong Ngong Deng Jalang has been married off to businessman Kok Alat after he surpassed five other tycoons, including a deputy governor, in a "bidding… Read more »
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South Africa: Auction of Child Bride Sparks Outrage
DW, 26 November 2018
Child marriage is common and rarely condemned in South Sudan. Politicians and army officers often openly take girls as their wives. The recent auction of one child bride has… Read more »
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Lawyers in the country are urging the government to shut down an online auction for marriage rights to a teenage girl saying the practice is a gross human rights violation. Read more »
