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The fact that child marriage remains 'still LEGAL' in Malaysia may have unintended 'normalisation' effect on the rape cases.

Umoja provides a refuge for women of the Samburu community and beyond fleeing female genital mutilation, domestic abuse or child marriage.

Removing the 'illegitimate' title given to children born out of wedlock is critical for their mental and emotional health.

Both the state legislative assemblies and the parents are the frontline stakeholders in the cause of preventing future child marriages.

Fore says COVID-19 has made an already difficult situation for millions of girls even worse.

Rina said in Malaysia, an average of 1,500 children, regardless of racial and religious background, were involved in child marriages.

A new government brings with it the political will to stop child marriages but the move may yet prove to be too late in the case of an 11-year-old Thai girl and her 41-year-old.

The problem of child marriages in the country can only be overcome through a concerted effort to solve socio-economic problems.

An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said Friday, in the latest case highlighting the scourge of child marriages in the country.

Poor parents are usually unaware of the ordeals their children go through when they are married off young.

This new requirement has been included in the recently-passed amended Child Act 2001 to prevent marriage involving underaged girls.

There were 827 applications for marriage below 16 years from the Muslim community last year, said Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said child marriages were rare in Malaysia, thanks to the existence of a good education system and low poverty rate.

School students in Kerala sent about 100,000 letters to President Pranab Mukherjee to demand strong legislation to prevent child marriages.

A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.

The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.

Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.

The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.

Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.

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Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.

Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati as head of Indonesia's Ministry of Finance is expected to instil confidence among investors.

Israel has frequently resisted US advice and has caused political difficulties for the Biden administration.