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.

AllAfrica.com

Habari Zinazoendana

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

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

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

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.

 

10 years ago

Mail &Amp; Guardian Online

10 Nov

Child marriage and FGM in Tanzania

Child marriage and FGM in Tanzania
Mail & Guardian Online
HRW calls on Tanzania to set the minimum age for marriage at 18, following an investigation into high levels of child marriage and FGM in the country. Child marriage in Tanzania limits girls' access to education and exposes them to serious harms, Human ...

 

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 ...
Efforts to End Child Marriage Needs Optimal SupportAllAfrica.com

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Sep

Drive to end child marriage launched

>One in every four women under the age of 19 has become a mother and around 20 per cent of girls of the same age have been married off against their will.

 

10 years ago

Thomson Reuters Foundation

30 Oct

Tanzania: Child Marriage Harms Girls

Tanzania: Child Marriage Harms Girls
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Child marriage in Tanzania limits girls' access to education and exposes them to serious harms. Human Rights Watch ...

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Tutu and Machel on child marriage

Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel and Archbishop Desmond Tutu speak to the BBC about their campaign to end child marriage.

 

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