Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
10 months ago

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages

Hindustan Times  

India has made remarkable strides in the decline of child marriages over the last few decades and has led global progress to eliminate the practice. There is also a discrepancy in reported numbers, where despite high prevalence of child marriages recorded under NFHS-V, National Crime Records Bureau’s annual ‘Crime in India’ report recorded an average of only around 360 incidents per year of child marriages between 2011 and 2020 under the Act. UNICEF data suggests that over half of India’s child brides reside in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and civil society organisations have sought the court’s support to ensure the effective implementation of the Act. In Maharashtra, emphasising the need for effective implementation of laws against child marriage, the Bombay High Court has also requested information on the appointment details of child marriage prohibition officers. In addition to socio-economic solutions, comprehensive measures will be required to streamline coordination and promote convergence among key stakeholders, including those charged with implementing the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act, as well as police officers, district magistrates, child helpline coordinators, and shelter homes, who collectively strive to achieve the common objective of preventing child marriages.

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Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt To Send Hindu Boy And Muslim Girl To Newly Notified 'Safe Homes' For Interfaith & Intercaste Couples
4 days, 8 hours ago

Bombay High Court Asks Maha Govt To Send Hindu Boy And Muslim Girl To Newly Notified 'Safe Homes' For Interfaith & Intercaste Couples

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra government to make arrangements for sending a Hindu boy and Muslim girl to the State's newly notified 'Safe Homes' meant for 'interfaith' couples, for their protection. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan was seized with a petition filed by a 23-year-old Hindu boy, who was in a …

Child marriage evil still prevalent in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Child marriage evil still prevalent in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district

New Indian Express  

GUNTUR: Despite growing awareness, child marriages continue in Guntur district, with officials attributing the practice to various socio-economic factors. According to the National Family and Health Survey-5, the erstwhile Guntur district ranks fourth in the State for child marriages, with a rate of 35.4%. The Women and Child Welfare Department identified key causes, including poverty, parental insecurity, school dropouts, traditional …

Child marriage free India campaign: Minister Annapurna Devi launches portal
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Child marriage free India campaign: Minister Annapurna Devi launches portal

Hindustan Times  

Union women and child development minister Annapurna Devi on Wednesday launched the “Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Campaign” or child marriage free India campaign portal “to help girls achieve their potential” by checking practices such as child marriages. The next stage is to pave the path for her to achieve all her dreams, and not let practices such as child marriage …

State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages
1 month, 2 weeks ago

State government announces ₹50,000 reward to gram panchayats that prevent child marriages

The Hindu  

To combat child marriage at the grassroots level, the State government has announced a reward of ₹50,000 for gram panchayats that either fully eliminate or significantly reduce child marriage cases. These officers will collaborate with government departments and Non-Governmental Organizations to prevent child marriages. Bidar district reported zero child marriages, with all 29 complaints from April to September 2024 successfully …

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS
2 months ago

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will continue hearing on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Exception 2 of Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These provisions grant legal immunity to Indian husbands by stipulating that “sexual intercourse or acts by a man …

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights
2 months ago

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Constitutional Rights

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to prevent child marriages, stating that child marriages violate the rights to self-determination, choice, autonomy, sexuality, health and education of children. The Court noted that child marriages impose mature burdens on children who are not physically or mentally prepared to comprehend the significance of marriage. When women are forced into marriages to protect their …

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Rights
2 months ago

Supreme Court's Judgment on Child Marriage: A Violation of Fundamental Rights

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has elaborated on how child marriages violate constitutional rights, stating that they violate the rights to self-determination, choice, autonomy, sexuality, health and education of children. The judgment notes that child marriages impose mature burdens on children who are not physically or mentally prepared to comprehend the significance of marriage. When women are forced into marriages to protect …

Police complaint lodged against 17-year-old boy for ‘marrying and impregnating’ minor girl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Police complaint lodged against 17-year-old boy for ‘marrying and impregnating’ minor girl

The Hindu  

The Krishna Child Welfare Committee lodged a police complaint against a 17-year-old boy on charge of marrying a minor girl who is three months pregnant now. According to Krishna Child Welfare Committee member Chandragiri Radha Kumari, the One Town police referred the case to Krishna district CWC for rehabilitation of the girl. “We have lodged a complaint with the One …

Teacher, activists prevent child marriage in Kolkata
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Teacher, activists prevent child marriage in Kolkata

The Hindu  

Sujaya Roychowdhury Pal, a teacher in charge of a State-run girls’ school in Kolkata, could not be any happier on Teachers’ Day when she found that one of her students was participating in the celebrations on Thursday. BITAN is one of the NGOs working across India as part of the Child Marriage Free India campaign. The campaign uses awareness, counselling …

Assam model helps slash child marriage by 81%: Report
5 months ago

Assam model helps slash child marriage by 81%: Report

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam government’s emphasis on legal intervention in child marriage cases is now a proven model for the rest of the country to follow, a report released on World Day for International Justice on July 17 said. The report titled ‘Towards Justice: Ending Child Marriage’ by India Child Protection said Assam’s legal strategy helped slash child marriages in the …

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 1 – July 7, 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 1 – July 7, 2024

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX State Of U.P. India's Majority Population Would Be In Minority One Day If Conversions In Religious Congregations Not Stopped: Allahabad HC Case title – Kailash vs state of UP 2024 LiveLaw 415 Case citation: 2024 LiveLaw 415 The Allahabad High Court observed that if the current trend of conversions during religious congregations is permitted to continue, the majority …

Prosecuting persons will not resolve issue of child marriages: Supreme Court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecuting persons will not resolve issue of child marriages: Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said prosecuting persons involved in child marriages will not resolve the problem which has social dimensions. NGO 'Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action', in 2017, had filed the PIL in the top court alleging that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act was not being enforced in "letter and spirit". Prosecuting persons involved in child marriages …

Assam aims to curb child marriage; incentivises higher education for girls
6 months, 1 week ago

Assam aims to curb child marriage; incentivises higher education for girls

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that his government would provide monthly stipends to all girl students from class 11 to post-graduation for the next five years, aiming to prevent child marriages. We often see that many poor families cannot send their daughters to college and university due to financial constraints," he asserted.All girls studying higher …

Three arrested in child marriage case
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Three arrested in child marriage case

The Hindu  

The Shankarnarayana police of Udupi district have arrested three persons, including a minor girl’s father and bridegroom, in connection with a case of child marriage. The police said the marriage of a 17 year and eight months old girl was carried out on May 21. Following counselling, personnel from the office of Kundapura Child Development Project Officer found that the …

Marriage, a chaotic construct!
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Marriage, a chaotic construct!

New Indian Express  

Critiques of marriage as an institution occur within a world in which the institution holds all kinds of power, which is why people who are critical of it may get married anyway. Pragmatically speaking, being legally married may be the best if not only way to ensure that one’s partner’s role in one’s life — or one’s role in their …

Eight held for conducting child marriage in Assam’s Karimganj: Police
7 months ago

Eight held for conducting child marriage in Assam’s Karimganj: Police

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: The Assam police on Wednesday arrested a Kazi and seven others for allegedly officiating a child marriage in Karimganj. Police said they arrested the Kazi and members of the family of the groom Police said they received information about a marriage function being held at the Kabariband village under Patharkandi police station in Karimganj on Monday evening, following which …

Section 498A dilemma: India's bid for modern justice should not gloss over concerns for women's safety in marriages
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Section 498A dilemma: India's bid for modern justice should not gloss over concerns for women's safety in marriages

Hindustan Times  

The three new criminal laws are expected to turn a new leaf for criminal justice in the country. In 2023, there were nearly 22.8 lakh crimes reported against women, Of these, about 7 lakh, or 30 per cent, were reported under Section 498A of the IPC, according to the data recorded by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation in …

For an Akshaya Tritiya without child marriages
7 months, 2 weeks ago

For an Akshaya Tritiya without child marriages

New Indian Express  

In early April 2024, the world woke up to the disturbing news of a 62-year-old high priest in Ghana marrying a 12-year-old girl at an event attended by many community members. Closer home, while one in four girls in India are married below the legal age, in 257 high-prevalence districts of the country the incidence of child marriage is more …

Behind Closed Doors | Justice for India's Child Sexual Abuse Victims
9 months, 1 week ago

Behind Closed Doors | Justice for India's Child Sexual Abuse Victims

The Quint  

Institutional framework: There is a need for a core institutional framework to ensure access to mental health support for the victims. There is an urgent and mandatory need for the appointment of support persons in every case of child sexual abuse. Every child marriage is child rape, and each of these children is a victim of child sexual abuse. This …

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
10 months ago

Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages

Hindustan Times  

The government can lead the way by prioritising the swift implementation of rules under the Act and devising key policy measures for the empowerment of adolescent girls. In addition to socio-economic solutions, comprehensive measures will be required to streamline coordination and promote convergence among key stakeholders, including those charged with implementing the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the Protection …

Assam intensifying efforts to eradicate child marriage: ASCPCR chairperson
10 months ago

Assam intensifying efforts to eradicate child marriage: ASCPCR chairperson

Hindustan Times  

"In societies plagued by illiteracy, poverty, and gender bias, the persistence of child marriage remains a significant challenge," said Saikia on Tuesday during a state-level consultation organised by ASCPCR to strategise the eradication of child marriage. The Assam government, recognised for its proactive stance against child marriage, is intensifying efforts to combat this social issue, according to Saikia. ASCPCR, in …

Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: A recent study on child marriage in India published in the Lancet noted the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra accounted for more than half of the total headcount burden of child marriages in girls. The publication states that while …

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgement In Same-Sex Marriage Case Tomorrow
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgement In Same-Sex Marriage Case Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for queer marriages in India tomorrow. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha had started hearing the matter on April 18 and reserved judgement in the …

Unending saga of Chittoor’s child brides
1 year, 2 months ago

Unending saga of Chittoor’s child brides

The Hindu  

In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the parents of a 13-year-old girl in a remote village of Bangarupalem mandal in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district frantically searched for medical help as the teen went into labour. Child marriage remains a harsh reality for over 100 forested villages in Bangarupalem, Palamaner, Gangavaram, Baireddipalle, V.Kota and Kuppam mandals in Chittoor …

Assam to re-launch child marriage crackdown, Himanta says '3,000 to be arrested'
1 year, 3 months ago

Assam to re-launch child marriage crackdown, Himanta says '3,000 to be arrested'

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that his government is going to re-launch its campaign against child marriage in the state. Speaking at the concluding session of the Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing's national executive meeting, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that in the next drive for child marriage, Assam police will arrest around 2000-3,000 men over the …

14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused
1 year, 3 months ago

14-Yr-Old Girl Married In Maha’s Thane Over Promise Of Gold, 1 Lakh Cash. Police Nab 5 Accused

ABP News  

Five persons were arrested and three are at large in a child marriage case in Thane district in Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported citing a police official said on Saturday. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 outlaws child marriage and provides for its prevention as well as the protection of child brides. For solemnising a child marriage, the …

Maharashtra: Child Marriage a Reality in Sugarcane Belt Beed, Where Couples Are Preferred as Farm Labourers
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Child Marriage a Reality in Sugarcane Belt Beed, Where Couples Are Preferred as Farm Labourers

News 18  

Child marriage has become a serious issue in Maharashtra, a state known for the women’s education movement started by Savitribai and Jyotirao Phule. In Beed district alone, authorities have intercepted over 160 child marriages in the last eight months while, since January, police have filed 21 FIRs against parents as well as relatives. Maharashtra’s highest number of child marriages in …

No government scheme benefits to those marrying below 18 in AP: CS
1 year, 4 months ago

No government scheme benefits to those marrying below 18 in AP: CS

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The benefits of government schemes will not be given to those who get married below the age of 18 in Andhra Pradesh. Jawahar Reddy said the government would take firm steps to prevent child marriages, for both boys and girls and create awareness among the people against underage marriages. According to the new rules, child marriage prohibition officers will …

Child Marriage in Assam: One Zakir Hussain Laskar arrested for marrying 12-year-old girl
1 year, 4 months ago

Child Marriage in Assam: One Zakir Hussain Laskar arrested for marrying 12-year-old girl

Op India  

Hailakandi police in Assam arrested a man on 27 July in a child marriage case which resulted in the liberation of a 15-year-old girl and an infant who is reported to be their son. Assam government’s crackdown on child marriages Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reaffirmed his government’s commitment to eradicate child marriage by 2026, which has been a …

Teachers, Anganwadi staff can play a key role in preventing child marriages, says child rights panel chief
1 year, 5 months ago

Teachers, Anganwadi staff can play a key role in preventing child marriages, says child rights panel chief

The Hindu  

State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Chairman Kesali Appa Rao has said the poor functioning and negligence of the Education Department staff was among the reasons for the continuing child marriages in the State. Speaking at a State-level consultation on ‘AP Prohibition of Child Marriage Rules - 2023’ under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006, jointly organised by SCPCR, …

Give details on appointment of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, Bombay HC tells Maharashtra govt.
1 year, 5 months ago

Give details on appointment of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers, Bombay HC tells Maharashtra govt.

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on July 12 asked the Maharashtra government to submit details on the appointment of Child Marriage Prohibition Officers in the State. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Arif Doctor was hearing a public interest litigation petition mentioning issues related to child marriages in Maharashtra and the apparent non-implementation of the Prohibition …

Bombay High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Decision To Form Committee To Monitor Inter-Faith Marriages
1 year, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Decision To Form Committee To Monitor Inter-Faith Marriages

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today sought State's response to a public interest litigation challenging a Government Resolution issued by the Maharashtra government for the formation of an Interfaith Marriage-Family Coordination Committee.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Arif S Doctor issued notice on the PIL and posted the matter on August 1,. The Bombay High Court …

Why recognising and prioritising children in the same-sex marriage debate is important
1 year, 7 months ago

Why recognising and prioritising children in the same-sex marriage debate is important

Firstpost  

Best interest of children is the fundamental principle that must remain at the centre of our choices and actions, more so where children are at the core of the consequences of such choices. Therefore, accepting a borrowed concept having no roots in our country and permitting the State to place a child for adoption with same-sex couples would deprive children …

Marriage for all, even if for a few
1 year, 7 months ago

Marriage for all, even if for a few

The Hindu  

In a reality show, “Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives”, Sima Taparia of the series, “Indian Matchmaking”, was asked about the possibility of matching for queer couples. Even as season three of her show dropped, the Supreme Court began hearing the case for marriage equality within the ambit of the Special Marriage Act. If the court rules in favour of expanding …

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage
1 year, 7 months ago

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage

NPR  

LGBTQ+ couples in India await the Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP MUMBAI — Aruna Desai still remembers the distress call that came in the middle of the night in September. 18 couples have petitioned the Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage Desai's reaction to her son telling her he was gay was …

All District Court Bar Associations Of Delhi Passes Resolution Against Ongoing Proceedings Before Supreme Court On Same-Sex Marriage
1 year, 7 months ago

All District Court Bar Associations Of Delhi Passes Resolution Against Ongoing Proceedings Before Supreme Court On Same-Sex Marriage

Live Law  

All District Court Bar Associations Of Delhi has passed a resolution against the ongoing proceedings before the Supreme Court on recognition of same-sex marriages, stating that the issue or legalization of marriage can only be determined through legislative process in consultation with all stakeholders. A resolution passed by the Coordination Committee of the lawyers’ body states that the process cannot …

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch
1 year, 8 months ago

Five years after Section 377 landmark, queer community hopes for an epoch

Hindustan Times  

Like most things in India, it began at a wedding. “Runaway LBI women and trans persons often wish to marry each other and are seeking to secure some legal and social legitimacy for their relationship, particularly given the hostility, threat and violence that is inflicted on them not only by society at large but specifically from family members, opposed to …

List of countries where same-sex marriage is legal
1 year, 8 months ago

List of countries where same-sex marriage is legal

Hindustan Times  

A five-judge Supreme Court bench Tuesday, began hearing a batch of petitions regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriages in India. While the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government has been opposing the pleas, terming them as merely reflecting “urban elitist views”, the petitioners argued that the LGBTQIA+ community deserved wider constitutional entitlements based on the right to life and personal liberty, …

Supreme Court to hear pleas on validation of same-sex marriages: What's the debate?
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court to hear pleas on validation of same-sex marriages: What's the debate?

Hindustan Times  

A five-judge Supreme Court bench will begin hearing a batch of petitions regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriages in India from Tuesday. The debate: Following the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC in 2018 by the Supreme Court, the act which criminalised consensual sex done “against the order of nature”, which it considered sexual acts between individuals of the …

DCPCR Supports Marriage Equality Petitions In Supreme Court; Says Govt Should Create Awareness That Same Sex Families Are Normal
1 year, 8 months ago

DCPCR Supports Marriage Equality Petitions In Supreme Court; Says Govt Should Create Awareness That Same Sex Families Are Normal

Live Law  

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has filed an intervention application in the pleas seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India. While stating that the officials of DCPCR have a total of 15 years of collective experience in dealing with issues pertaining child rights, the application contends that the DCPCR - a statutory body under the Commission …

Explained | What is India’s stand on same-sex marriage?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | What is India’s stand on same-sex marriage?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 13, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Courts, leaning on Article 21 that guarantees the right to life and liberty, have time and again ruled in favour of inter-faith and inter-caste marriages, directing the police and other rights organisations to give them protection when they were threatened by parents or …

Assam child marriages crackdown | Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is 55:45, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year, 9 months ago

Assam child marriages crackdown | Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is 55:45, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 15 said that an equivalent number of Muslims and Hindus were arrested during the State government's ongoing operation against child marriage in the State. The Chief Minister said that the Assam government is discussing bringing a new law in the State against Child Marriage and that the State government's drive against Child …

Same-sex marriage to be legal in India? Here’s what Supreme Court said
1 year, 9 months ago

Same-sex marriage to be legal in India? Here’s what Supreme Court said

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on heard the arguments on the plea seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages in India. The Supreme Court noted that legalising same sex marriage in India is a ‘seminal Issue’ and noted that a constitution bench of five judges would further make a decision on the plea. “Issue concerning same-sex marriages is of seminal importance …

Same-Sex Marriage: SC Says Matter is of ‘Seminal Importance’, Refers to Constitution Bench
1 year, 9 months ago

Same-Sex Marriage: SC Says Matter is of ‘Seminal Importance’, Refers to Constitution Bench

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday said the matter of same-sex marriages in the country is of “seminal importance” and directed that it will be posted before a constitution bench. To which the CJI said, “The adopted child of a lesbian or a gay couple might not be a gay or a lesbian.” The Centre referred to the concept of Indian …

Same Sex marriage in India: Will SC approve law despite govt’s opposition?
1 year, 9 months ago

Same Sex marriage in India: Will SC approve law despite govt’s opposition?

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India is slated to hear on the legalising same-sex marriage in India on 13 March, Monday. Narendra Modi led govt stance on Saem Sex Marriage The Centre in a filing to the Supreme Court on Sunday stuck to its earlier stand that same-sex marriage is not compatible with the concept of an "Indian family unit", which …

Same-sex marriages | Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking legal validation on March 13, 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Same-sex marriages | Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking legal validation on March 13, 2023

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages on Monday. On January 3, the apex court had said it would hear on January 6 the pleas seeking a transfer of petitions for recognition of same-sex marriages pending before the high courts to the top court. On December 14 last year, the …

SC to hear pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages on Monday
1 year, 9 months ago

SC to hear pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages on Monday

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriages on Monday. On January 3, the apex court had said it would hear on January 6 the pleas seeking a transfer of petitions for recognition of same-sex marriages pending before the high courts to the top court. On December 14 last …

CONTROVERSY | Assam government’s drive to end child marriage a ham-handed attempt
1 year, 10 months ago

CONTROVERSY | Assam government’s drive to end child marriage a ham-handed attempt

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 23, 2023 10:40 IST The Assam government’s recent drive to end child marriage entered its second week when this article went to press, with over 3,000 arrests made. Research shows that education and financial independence alone have raised the age of marriage, delayed first pregnancy, and reduced family size, thus reducing female mortality and morbidity.” Roop Sen, …

Why does child marriage continue to be an issue in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 10 months ago

Why does child marriage continue to be an issue in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, Assam began a massive crackdown against child marriages in the State - so far, over 4,000 cases have been registered and over 3,000 people have been arrested. Assam has high rates of child marriage - while the all-India figure as per the latest National Family Health Survey was 23.3%, in Assam, the figure was 31.8 percent. The …

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