11 years, 10 months ago

Child marriages continue unabated

India’s poor record in stopping child marriages can be blamed on two factors: tardy implementation of law and fear of falling foul of tradition. HT Image Nationwide reports on mass child marriages show that authorities fail to tackle the menace that assumes endemic proportions on holy days such as Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej, which is on Monday this year. "In many communities, child marriage is still considered a ritual," said Krishna Tirath, Union minister for women and child development. According to United Nations statistics, India has the largest number of child brides in the world, with nearly 43% of girls married under the legal age of 18.

Hindustan Times

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