Latest items for AOM-PRACTICE-1
March 20, 2025, 4:13 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time" (para 32).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time" (para 32).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The continuous practice of FGM [female genital mutiliation] has reportedly made it possible for girls under the age of 10 to be put up for marriage as FGM is commonly seen as a sign of adulthood and readiness for marriage" (3).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The continuous practice of FGM [female genital mutiliation] has reportedly made it possible for girls under the age of 10 to be put up for marriage as FGM is commonly seen as a sign of adulthood and readiness for marriage" (3).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he high level of poverty in Uganda remains a barrier to girls’ education as struggling parents see their daughters as sources of income. As a result, girls are sold into marriage in exchange for a decent bride price" (5).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he high level of poverty in Uganda remains a barrier to girls’ education as struggling parents see their daughters as sources of income. As a result, girls are sold into marriage in exchange for a decent bride price" (5).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Forced marriage is illegal under the Iraqi Personal Status Code, yet the country has witnessed increasing rates of the practice, including large numbers of girls married under the age of 14 and some as young as ten. Economic crisis brought on by war has driven many families to force their underage daughters into marriage, while a sample study conducted by ASUDA found that tribal customs, family culture or traditions played a role in 85.6% of forced marriage cases" (8). "[S]ince child marriages almost always take place outside of the court system, children produced by the marriage cannot be registered or acquire identity documents. Without proof of the marriage, women are...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Forced marriage is illegal under the Iraqi Personal Status Code, yet the country has witnessed increasing rates of the practice, including large numbers of girls married under the age of 14 and some as young as ten. Economic crisis brought on by war has driven many families to force their underage daughters into marriage, while a sample study conducted by ASUDA found that tribal customs, family culture or traditions played a role in 85.6% of forced marriage cases" (8). "[S]ince child marriages almost always take place outside of the court system, children produced by the marriage cannot be registered or acquire identity documents. Without proof of the marriage, women are...more
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is also concerned about the high number of reported cases of child and/or forced marriage among Palestinian and Syrian refugee girls and women" (13).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is also concerned about the high number of reported cases of child and/or forced marriage among Palestinian and Syrian refugee girls and women" (13).
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"In some of our families we still practice child marriage. Some of us are forced into child marriage by our parents for money. We are not encouraged to go to school but rather to look for someone who can take care of us. But we usually end up having to raise our children without assistance from their fathers" (8). "Low literacy levels among San women are associated with numerous consequences, including lower school attendance of their children, low usage of contraception, economic dependence on husbands, higher tendency towards early marriage of their children, etc" (11). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"In some of our families we still practice child marriage. Some of us are forced into child marriage by our parents for money. We are not encouraged to go to school but rather to look for someone who can take care of us. But we usually end up having to raise our children without assistance from their fathers" (8). "Low literacy levels among San women are associated with numerous consequences, including lower school attendance of their children, low usage of contraception, economic dependence on husbands, higher tendency towards early marriage of their children, etc" (11). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Girls as young as eight get married and are expected to stay at home" (par. 10).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Girls as young as eight get married and are expected to stay at home" (par. 10).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child, early and forced marriages remain high because the State has not taken concrete steps to eradicate this practice. An action plan to combat child marriage has been developed, but it is struggling to be implemented due to a lack of financial resources. Niger is also popularising the Economic Community of West African States' roadmap and its 2019-2023 strategic action plan on the prevention of early marriage. Nonetheless, the absence of a law prohibiting child marriage certainly does not help in decreasing this phenomenon, which, on the contrary, is on the rise" (2). "Even today, parents still believe that it is better to give away their daughters in marriage before...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child, early and forced marriages remain high because the State has not taken concrete steps to eradicate this practice. An action plan to combat child marriage has been developed, but it is struggling to be implemented due to a lack of financial resources. Niger is also popularising the Economic Community of West African States' roadmap and its 2019-2023 strategic action plan on the prevention of early marriage. Nonetheless, the absence of a law prohibiting child marriage certainly does not help in decreasing this phenomenon, which, on the contrary, is on the rise" (2). "Even today, parents still believe that it is better to give away their daughters in marriage before...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"According to a 2018 analysis of the situation with regard to adolescent pregnancy in the Dominican Republic, among women aged between 20 and 24, 12 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 15 and 36 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 18, with no legal consequences; the proportions were much higher in the poorest quintile, in which 51.7 per cent of women aged between 15 and 19 reported that they were or had been married or in a union" (12). "Work is currently under way on the development of the National Plan for Prevention, Assistance, Protection and...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"According to a 2018 analysis of the situation with regard to adolescent pregnancy in the Dominican Republic, among women aged between 20 and 24, 12 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 15 and 36 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 18, with no legal consequences; the proportions were much higher in the poorest quintile, in which 51.7 per cent of women aged between 15 and 19 reported that they were or had been married or in a union" (12). "Work is currently under way on the development of the National Plan for Prevention, Assistance, Protection and...more
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Softly spoken and shy, Vidya says she never wanted a husband, but her father told her she didn’t have a choice and arranged for her to marry at 19" (para 42). "Of the 10 women CNN spoke with, at least four were in marriages arranged by their parents before they turned 18 - a decision they said they could not refuse" (para 64).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Softly spoken and shy, Vidya says she never wanted a husband, but her father told her she didn’t have a choice and arranged for her to marry at 19" (para 42). "Of the 10 women CNN spoke with, at least four were in marriages arranged by their parents before they turned 18 - a decision they said they could not refuse" (para 64).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child and forced marriages continue to take place in the form of 'Al-Fatiha' marriage" (7). "The Committee urges the State party to… Put in place policy measures to prohibit 'Al-Fatiha' marriages involving minors" (7-8). "The Committee notes with appreciation that the State party is considering repealing article 20 of the Family Code in order to eliminate exceptions to the minimum age of marriage. The Committee also notes the State party’s efforts to encourage the judiciary to make marriage under the age of 18 an exception, rather than the rule, and to raise awareness of the risks of early marriage" (12).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child and forced marriages continue to take place in the form of 'Al-Fatiha' marriage" (7). "The Committee urges the State party to… Put in place policy measures to prohibit 'Al-Fatiha' marriages involving minors" (7-8). "The Committee notes with appreciation that the State party is considering repealing article 20 of the Family Code in order to eliminate exceptions to the minimum age of marriage. The Committee also notes the State party’s efforts to encourage the judiciary to make marriage under the age of 18 an exception, rather than the rule, and to raise awareness of the risks of early marriage" (12).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"On Monday, following the visit of the three campaigners, President Lazarus Chakwera announced further funding for a national strategy to end child marriage. Until now there have been very few prosecutions" (para 22).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"On Monday, following the visit of the three campaigners, President Lazarus Chakwera announced further funding for a national strategy to end child marriage. Until now there have been very few prosecutions" (para 22).
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Iranian Statistical Center has stopped publishing birth statistics by maternal age since March 2023. However, available data indicate that between 2016 and 2022, an average of 1,438 births per year in Iran were recorded where the mother was under the age of 15" (Para 7). In Iran, a traditional society where marriage is required for having children, statistics from 2016 to 2022 reveal an average of 1,438 births per year to mothers under the age of 15, indicating that these girls were already married as children (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Iranian Statistical Center has stopped publishing birth statistics by maternal age since March 2023. However, available data indicate that between 2016 and 2022, an average of 1,438 births per year in Iran were recorded where the mother was under the age of 15" (Para 7). In Iran, a traditional society where marriage is required for having children, statistics from 2016 to 2022 reveal an average of 1,438 births per year to mothers under the age of 15, indicating that these girls were already married as children (UST - CODERS COMMENT).
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes with concern… (c) The significant number of child marriages administered by municipal authorities, especially in deprived rural areas, their wide acceptance in society and the insufficient efforts made by the State party to prevent them and adequately punish perpetrators" (16-17).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes with concern… (c) The significant number of child marriages administered by municipal authorities, especially in deprived rural areas, their wide acceptance in society and the insufficient efforts made by the State party to prevent them and adequately punish perpetrators" (16-17).
Jan. 30, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Though the legal age of marriage is 18, article 6 of the Personal Status Law allows guardians to contract some girls into marriage if their guardian deems the marriage in their 'best interest.' Moreover, though article 9 requires a woman’s consent in marriage, 'the silence of a minor is [considered] her consent.' The General Code of Children’s Protection provides sentences from five to 10 years of prison and a fine for a guardian who marries a child 'in the exclusive interest of the guardian,' without defining what that phrase means. According to UNICEF, between 2012 and 2018, 18% of girls were married by age 15, and 37% were married by...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Though the legal age of marriage is 18, article 6 of the Personal Status Law allows guardians to contract some girls into marriage if their guardian deems the marriage in their 'best interest.' Moreover, though article 9 requires a woman’s consent in marriage, 'the silence of a minor is [considered] her consent.' The General Code of Children’s Protection provides sentences from five to 10 years of prison and a fine for a guardian who marries a child 'in the exclusive interest of the guardian,' without defining what that phrase means. According to UNICEF, between 2012 and 2018, 18% of girls were married by age 15, and 37% were married by...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Bhimappa was not yet ten years old when she became a 'devadasi' – girls coerced by their parents into an elaborate wedding ritual with a Hindu deity, many of whom are then forced into illegal prostitution" (para 2). "It was at this temple [in Saundatti] that Sitavva D. Jodatti was enjoined to marry the goddess when she was eight years old" (para 21).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Bhimappa was not yet ten years old when she became a 'devadasi' – girls coerced by their parents into an elaborate wedding ritual with a Hindu deity, many of whom are then forced into illegal prostitution" (para 2). "It was at this temple [in Saundatti] that Sitavva D. Jodatti was enjoined to marry the goddess when she was eight years old" (para 21).
Jan. 29, 2025, 7:35 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"[I]t notes with concern… (d) The existence of de facto unions between adults and children" (6).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"[I]t notes with concern… (d) The existence of de facto unions between adults and children" (6).
Jan. 28, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"UNICEF reported in April 2023 that 28% of girls are married before the legal age of 18, although under Iraqi law, girls as young as 15 can be married with the consent of judges and their parents" (para 22).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"UNICEF reported in April 2023 that 28% of girls are married before the legal age of 18, although under Iraqi law, girls as young as 15 can be married with the consent of judges and their parents" (para 22).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone" (par. 7).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Bilan has faced similar abuse for reporting on people living with HIV and Aids, another story on a woman who defied local hostility to welcome HIV-positive people into her house, and on teenage orphan girls forced into early marriage and later abandoned to bring up their children alone" (par. 7).
Jan. 10, 2025, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"For Zainab, 17, who was married two years ago in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the ban on contraceptives was a shock when she was told by her midwife last week" (para 11). This indicates that at least some women are married at the age of 15 or younger (MB2-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"For Zainab, 17, who was married two years ago in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the ban on contraceptives was a shock when she was told by her midwife last week" (para 11). This indicates that at least some women are married at the age of 15 or younger (MB2-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Top independent human rights experts expressed alarm on Monday at a rise in abductions of girls as young as 13 in Pakistan, who are forced to marry and convert to Islam. In their appeal to the authorities to stop the alleged abuse, the experts warned that teenagers had been 'kidnapped from their families, trafficked … far from their homes (and) made to marry men sometimes twice their age'" (para 1-2). "In a statement urging Pakistan to uphold the rights of women and children, the group of nearly a dozen independent experts and Special Rapporteurs, maintained that Pakistan’s courts had enabled the perpetrators by accepting 'fraudulent evidence' from them, regarding the...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Top independent human rights experts expressed alarm on Monday at a rise in abductions of girls as young as 13 in Pakistan, who are forced to marry and convert to Islam. In their appeal to the authorities to stop the alleged abuse, the experts warned that teenagers had been 'kidnapped from their families, trafficked … far from their homes (and) made to marry men sometimes twice their age'" (para 1-2). "In a statement urging Pakistan to uphold the rights of women and children, the group of nearly a dozen independent experts and Special Rapporteurs, maintained that Pakistan’s courts had enabled the perpetrators by accepting 'fraudulent evidence' from them, regarding the...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"In accordance with Act No. 179 of 17 November 2016 on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Kyrgyz Republic (the Criminal Code, the Family Code), the Criminal Code establishes criminal liability for violations of the legislation on the age of marriage that occur in connection with the celebration of religious ceremonies (article 1551). Since the criminalization of such acts, a total of 17 cases have been recorded, and 10 criminal actions have been brought following investigations. As a result of the investigation and judicial review of these criminal cases, eight convictions were handed down and 22 persons were given suspended sentences" (4). "Ministry of Internal Affairs Order No. 1105...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"In accordance with Act No. 179 of 17 November 2016 on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Kyrgyz Republic (the Criminal Code, the Family Code), the Criminal Code establishes criminal liability for violations of the legislation on the age of marriage that occur in connection with the celebration of religious ceremonies (article 1551). Since the criminalization of such acts, a total of 17 cases have been recorded, and 10 criminal actions have been brought following investigations. As a result of the investigation and judicial review of these criminal cases, eight convictions were handed down and 22 persons were given suspended sentences" (4). "Ministry of Internal Affairs Order No. 1105...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"She was married off to a sugar cane laborer in western India at about 14 — 'too young,' she says, 'to have any idea what marriage was'" (para 2). "Young girls are pushed into illegal child marriages so they can work alongside their husbands cutting and gathering sugar cane" (para 6). "In her wedding photographs, Ms. Chaure stares straight-faced into the camera. She had never met the groom. But that was normal. The same had happened to many of her friends. Like many rural women in Maharashtra, Ms. Chaure does not know her exact age. She figures she was about 14 on her wedding day" (para 61-62). "Several women recalled...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"She was married off to a sugar cane laborer in western India at about 14 — 'too young,' she says, 'to have any idea what marriage was'" (para 2). "Young girls are pushed into illegal child marriages so they can work alongside their husbands cutting and gathering sugar cane" (para 6). "In her wedding photographs, Ms. Chaure stares straight-faced into the camera. She had never met the groom. But that was normal. The same had happened to many of her friends. Like many rural women in Maharashtra, Ms. Chaure does not know her exact age. She figures she was about 14 on her wedding day" (para 61-62). "Several women recalled...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:25 a.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"One woman answers that 'these days girls are lazy' and running a household gives them purpose. 'I will give my girl to marriage when she is 12 years old,' she says. Another woman says that sending a young girl to school is expensive, whereas suitors pay substantial bride prices. Most are concerned that their daughters will meet boys who will get them into trouble. Several mention drugs. These are fears Chamisa has heard before. Addressing each in turn, she explains the benefits of educating girls and the risks of getting pregnant at a young age" (para 2-3). "Others [mothers of young girls who are being encouraged to wait to marry...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"One woman answers that 'these days girls are lazy' and running a household gives them purpose. 'I will give my girl to marriage when she is 12 years old,' she says. Another woman says that sending a young girl to school is expensive, whereas suitors pay substantial bride prices. Most are concerned that their daughters will meet boys who will get them into trouble. Several mention drugs. These are fears Chamisa has heard before. Addressing each in turn, she explains the benefits of educating girls and the risks of getting pregnant at a young age" (para 2-3). "Others [mothers of young girls who are being encouraged to wait to marry...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"During the reporting period, representatives of the Commissioner for Human Rights actively participated in more than 42 events (conferences, round tables and workshops) on the rights and freedoms of women, gender equality, prevention of domestic violence and prevention of early marriages, among other topics" (p. 17). This suggests that there are child marriages that happen if they are working to prevent early marriages (IME - CODER COMMENT). "Fourteen theatrical educational programs reached 1,400 people on issues related to sexual and gender-based violence, including street harassment and dating violence, early and forced marriage, public bullying, healthy behaviour, and sexual reproductive health and rights in an accessible and engaging way" (p. 25)....more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"During the reporting period, representatives of the Commissioner for Human Rights actively participated in more than 42 events (conferences, round tables and workshops) on the rights and freedoms of women, gender equality, prevention of domestic violence and prevention of early marriages, among other topics" (p. 17). This suggests that there are child marriages that happen if they are working to prevent early marriages (IME - CODER COMMENT). "Fourteen theatrical educational programs reached 1,400 people on issues related to sexual and gender-based violence, including street harassment and dating violence, early and forced marriage, public bullying, healthy behaviour, and sexual reproductive health and rights in an accessible and engaging way" (p. 25)....more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Those rules stemmed from the 1992 rape of a social worker, Bhanwari Devi, who tried to stop the marriage of a nine-month-old child" (para 7).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Those rules stemmed from the 1992 rape of a social worker, Bhanwari Devi, who tried to stop the marriage of a nine-month-old child" (para 7).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Ms. Barrie said that her family had begun pressuring her to marry when she was 10, and that she was disowned by her father when she was 15 for refusing. She said that she had worried that she would have to drop out of school" (para 13). "Many women and girls would still have to go against their neighbors, their husbands and their families to refuse a marriage, petition to end one or seek compensation. Ms. Barrie was ostracized for refusing pressure from her family. 'All of them came together and went against me,' she said. 'I became the worst person to them.' She said that she had tried to...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Ms. Barrie said that her family had begun pressuring her to marry when she was 10, and that she was disowned by her father when she was 15 for refusing. She said that she had worried that she would have to drop out of school" (para 13). "Many women and girls would still have to go against their neighbors, their husbands and their families to refuse a marriage, petition to end one or seek compensation. Ms. Barrie was ostracized for refusing pressure from her family. 'All of them came together and went against me,' she said. 'I became the worst person to them.' She said that she had tried to...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with 12 young Rohingya brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13" (para 9). "When asked if they had protested their parents’ decisions to marry them off, they appeared confused. 'This was my only way out,' says 16-year-old F, still haunted by her memories of Myanmar, where in 2017 she watched as soldiers burned her house, raped her neighbors and fatally shot her aunt. In the years that followed, so frequent...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with 12 young Rohingya brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13" (para 9). "When asked if they had protested their parents’ decisions to marry them off, they appeared confused. 'This was my only way out,' says 16-year-old F, still haunted by her memories of Myanmar, where in 2017 she watched as soldiers burned her house, raped her neighbors and fatally shot her aunt. In the years that followed, so frequent...more
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The pressure to marry began when Amiee was in her early 20s. By 25, her Chinese parents were accusing her of causing them a public loss of face because she still had no plans to wed. Her father warned her that women are worth less to a man as they near the age of 30, when — according to Chinese government propaganda — their peak childbearing time has passed. When Amiee was 29, her mother threatened to jump off a building if she didn’t find a husband" (para 1-2). "I hear similar stories from single women across China, where sexist state propaganda labels single professional women older than 27 as...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The pressure to marry began when Amiee was in her early 20s. By 25, her Chinese parents were accusing her of causing them a public loss of face because she still had no plans to wed. Her father warned her that women are worth less to a man as they near the age of 30, when — according to Chinese government propaganda — their peak childbearing time has passed. When Amiee was 29, her mother threatened to jump off a building if she didn’t find a husband" (para 1-2). "I hear similar stories from single women across China, where sexist state propaganda labels single professional women older than 27 as...more
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:31 p.m.
Countries: Ghana
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"An influential 63-year-old priest has sparked outrage in Ghana after marrying a 12-year-old girl who was selected to be his wife at the age of six. The priest, also known as a Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, married the child in a customary ceremony held in Nungua, Krowor, on Saturday" (para 1-2).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"An influential 63-year-old priest has sparked outrage in Ghana after marrying a 12-year-old girl who was selected to be his wife at the age of six. The priest, also known as a Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, married the child in a customary ceremony held in Nungua, Krowor, on Saturday" (para 1-2).