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Ending Child Marriage Starts by Knowing What Works

By Agnes Odhiambo & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● July 18, 2014

Next week’s major meeting in London on child marriage and FGM should emphasize evaluating and monitoring programs in these areas so we can more effectively promote girls’ human rights.

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NY Rights Bill Alive; Sudan Chains Mom Facing Death

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● May 24, 2014

A series of bills that would protect women’s rights in New York state are being reintroduced into the Senate. Also this week, the pregnant woman sentenced to death in Sudan is being shackled.

Iraqi Girl-Marriage Bill Called Vote-Getting Ploy

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● April 17, 2014

The draft law has made international headlines, mainly for provisions allowing girls as young as 9 and boys as young as 15 to marry. But when questioned on the likelihood that the text will be passed, one expert said: “I would say it is less than 50 percent.”

Indians Support Safety; Iraqi Law OKs Child Brides

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● April 12, 2014

A poll of India’s voters in the historic election indicated that 90 percent believe that combatting violence against women should be a priority. Also this week, Iraq may approve a law permitting marriage as early as age 9 with parental consent.

Ohioans Protest Rape Law; Egyptian Victim Blamed

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 21, 2014

A petition has been delivered to the Ohio State Legislature demanding an end to a rape-related law. Also this week, a sexual harassment case in one of Egypt’s largest universities has sparked outrage after the school’s dean blamed the woman’s outfit.

Military Law Changes; Syria’s Sex Violence Extreme

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● March 15, 2014

A defense to sexual assault in the military is now history; sexual violence against Syrian women may continue after conflict ends.

For Syrian Refugees, Early Marriages End Early

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● February 19, 2014

Early marriages are subject to special pressures in the unstable conditions of refugee camp life in Jordan. The divorces that follow can be complicated by the questionable legal standing in which marriages are conducted.

Syrian Refugees Fuel Underage Marriage in Jordan

By Dominique Soguel ● Arts & Culture ● February 12, 2014

Religious court data show a growing share of Jordanian marriage licenses going to Syrian female minors in the past three years. But the debate in the international aid community is whether early marriage is worsening for Syrian refugee girls or just being exposed by the crisis.

Migration Has Bright Spots for Girls, Female Teens

By Hajer Naili ● Employment ● May 14, 2013

Sex trafficking and exploitative employers are serious hazards. But a May 14 report also finds that families free daughters from early marriage when households depend on them for remittances.

Taboos Undercut Nepal’s Marital Rape Law

By Tara Bhattarai ● Crime & Law ● January 17, 2012

Many women in Nepal say they didn’t know that involuntary intercourse within marriage has been outlawed. Women’s advocates say those who are aware would rather call it a form of domestic violence than marital rape.