SADC drafts model law to control child marriage

SADC drafts model law to control child marriage
Daily News
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) is working on a Model Law on Child Marriage, which seeks to prevent, prohibit and respond to all forms of the vice which is prevalent in Tanzania and other member countries of the regional grouping.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

Namibian

19 Aug

SADC child model law takes shape

SADC child model law takes shape
Namibian
TOGETHER AS ONE ... Experts representing key institutions working on policy and legal issues related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), pose after a meeting to review a draft SADC model law on Child Marriage. SPECIAL ...
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10 years ago

IPPmedia

30 Jun

Lobby demands review of Child Law and Marriage Act

IPPmedia
Lobby demands review of Child Law and Marriage Act
IPPmedia
Stakeholders are pushing for inclusion of their views to the controversial Child Law of 2009 citing the inherent contradiction of the law and the Marriage Act. While the latter legalises marriage of girls at the age 14 and 15 with court and parents ...

 

5 years ago

Ars Technica

18 Mar

Inside the model that may be making US, UK rethink coronavirus control

Inside the model that may be making US, UK rethink coronavirus control  Ars TechnicaCoronavirus: UK changes course amid death toll fears  BBC NewsThat Imperial coronavirus report, in detail  Financial TimesWhy Boris Johnson Reversed Britain’s Virus Response  BloombergThe UK Only Realised "In The Last Few Days" That Its Coronavirus Strategy Would "Likely Result In Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths"  BuzzFeedView Full coverage on Google News

 

10 years ago

Free Tanzania

02 Sep

Campaigning for a Child Marriage

Campaigning for a Child Marriage-Free Tanzania
AllAfrica.com
A new drive to end child marriage is underway in Tanzania. In a country where almost two out of five girls will be married before their 18th birthday, the "Child Marriage-Free Zone" campaign faces an uphill struggle. At the age of 16, Mahija Mwita was forced ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

04 May

Time to end child marriage is now

Time to end child marriage is now
IPPmedia
United Nations Women Deputy Executive Director of Policy and Programme John Hendra once said: “Child marriage violates girls' rights and undermines girls' and young women's independence and autonomy.” Millions of girls — some as young as five ...
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10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

02 Mar

Spouses Prosecuted Over Child Marriage

Spouses Prosecuted Over Child Marriage
AllAfrica.com
THE parents of a 10-year-old girl and her husband, who are residents of Ibihwa village in Bahi District, Dodoma Region, are expected to appear in court today to answer charges for allegedly marrying off the child. Police in Bahi have confirmed the incident.

 

10 years ago

East African Business Week

03 Nov

Child Marriage Prevalent in Tanzania

Child Marriage Prevalent in Tanzania
East African Business Week
Dar es Salaam — The Human Rights Watch report on child marriages in Tanzania, documents how child marriages severely curtail girls' access to education. It has exposed them to exploitation and violence that destruct social wellbeing of the people.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

03 Mar

Why LHRC deplores child marriage.

Why LHRC deplores child marriage.
IPPmedia
A Dar es Salaam based Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has condemned child marriage in the country asking relevant ministries to deal with it ruthlessly. In its report released recently, LHRC says marriage done to girls below 18 years in unethical ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Aug

Machel: Stop child marriage

>Widow of South  African anti –apartheid icon Neslon Mandela, Graca Machel yesterday launched a crusade against child marriage that will begin with  Mara Region.

 

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