VIDEO: Tutu and Machel on 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.

The health consequences of child marriage can be devastating, but it is a common practice across the developing world. A recent court case in Ivory Coast aims to tackle this issue.

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Graca Machel Snubs Child Marriages
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TANZANIA was on Tuesday asked to take the continental lead in the struggle against child marriage as the country did in its fight against colonialism across Southern Africa. Launching the National Ending Child Marriage Campaign, "Child Marriage- Free ...
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Former S. Africa first lady Graca Machel leads campaign against child marriages
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Graca Machel, reacts before two female children, Pili Mohere (L) and Happiness Rhobi at the launch of a National Ending Child Marriage Campaign at JNICC in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Graca Machel, Nelson Mandela's widow and founder of the Graca ...

Campaigning for a Child Marriage-Free Tanzania
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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 ...

Why LHRC deplores child marriage.
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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 ...

Time to end child marriage is now
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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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Spouses Prosecuted Over Child Marriage
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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.

Child Marriage Prevalent in Tanzania
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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.