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World

Iraq set to legalise men marrying little girls: Country’s amendment to marriage law, that will allow men to marry even 9-year-old girls, passes first...

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2024

The proposed amendment also deprives women in Iraq of rights to divorce, child custody, and inheritance.

Opinions

SC refuses to extend child marriage ban over all faiths: Can personal laws like Sharia override Prohibition of Child Marriage Act? Read what judgment...

Shraddha Pandey - 21 October, 2024

The bench further stated that child marriage violates the right to life and liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution.

News Reports

No more ‘legalised’ child marriage for Indian Muslims? Kerala HC sets new precedent

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2024

The Kerala High Court stated that Section 1(2) of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act applied to all Indian citizens, living in India as well as abroad.

News Reports

Himanta Biswa Sarma cabinet approves bill to repeal Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act, child marriage among Muslims and position of Qazi to...

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2024

The Assam govt on Thursday approved the decision to repeal the colonial-era Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorce Registration Act and Rules 1935.

News Reports

Pakistan: While authorities allow Muslims to abduct and marry underage Hindu girls, they step in to save a minor Muslim girl from forced marriage

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2024

Pakistan rescues a minor Muslim from from marriage to a 72 year old man, but the admin and courts in the country don't treat minor Hindu girls similarly

News Reports

Karachi: 16-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, married by abductor Sameer Ali claiming she is 19

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2024

In Karachi, a 16-year-old Hindu girl was kidnapped by Sameer Ali, who forcefully converted her to Islam. forced to sign affidavit saying she is 19 and married her

World

Ghana: 63-year-old Christian priest’s marriage to a 12-year-old girl sparks outrage, community leaders defend it saying it is ‘tradition and custom’

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2024

A 63-year-old Christian priest in Ghana married a 12-year-old girl, sparking outrage over the African nation where legal age for marriage is 18.

News Reports

AajTak publishes news of 63-year-old Ghanaian priest marrying 12 year-old-girl as ‘Pujari’, changes headline after netizens outrage

OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2024

Following the outrage, AajTak tweaked the headline removing the word “pujari” and inserting “padri”. However, AajTak’s X post still has the old headline. The said post has received severe criticism from social media users.

News Reports

Assam: Amir Ali gets life sentence, Ferdus Alom gets 20 years jail in child marriage case from Morigaon

ANI - 7 March, 2024

Earlier, the Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had launched a massive crackdown against child marriage with police arresting more than 4000 people across the state.

News Reports

Marriage of minors, incompatibility with POCSO and modern laws: Here is why Himanta govt is repealing Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorces Registration Act but...

Dibakar Dutta - 24 February, 2024

Instead of removing provisions pertaining to the marriage of minors from the legislation, the Congress govt in 2013 increased the registration charges for such marriages from 4 annas to ₹10.

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