CHILD MARRIAGE: Yemen Minister Wants It Outlawed
Hooria Mashhour, Yemeni minister of Human Rights, at the 2013 Humanitarian Response Plan in Dubai on January 22, 2013. After an 8-year-old girl reportedly died of internal injuries that she suffered on her wedding night in Yemen, the country’s human rights minister, Hooria Mashhour, said child marriage should be outlawed. The reports emerged last week […]
Afghanistan: Ending Child Marriage
Engaged at just ten years old, Farzana was promised to a 50 year-old farmer, already married with six children. Child marriage is not an unusual practice in Afghanistan, it is an age-old custom. UNICEF is working with local religious leaders to help communities better understand the harmful implications of child marriage and how to better […]
Yemen's Women Diaries
Tackled by separatist factions, Al-Qaeda operations, unpredictable revolts and critical poverty the future of Yemen seems doomed. But traveling in this Arabian country was perhaps one of the most fascinating experiences I have had, especially because I got the chance to get to know my Yemeni counterparts: the women fully covered under those black veils. […]
Yemeni Father denies 8-year-old daughter was married and killed on wedding night
Yemeni Father denies 8-year-old daughter was married and killed. In an exclusive interview with Gulf News, Mohammad Abdu Abkar Ebrahim Hattan claims that the story of his 8-year-old daughter’s marraige and death on her wedding night is fabricated. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv source
Yemeni child bride allegedly dies – GN Midday Sunday September 15 2013
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Yemeni Arranged Marriages for Children
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Yemen: End Child Marriage
(Sanaa, April, 27, 2014) – The Yemeni government should expedite passage of a draft Child Rights Law establishing 18 as Yemen’s minimum marriage age. On April 27, 2014, Legal Affairs Minister Mohammad Makhlafi submitted the proposed law to Prime Minister Mohammad Basindawa, who should ensure a cabinet review and submit it to parliament for prompt […]
EXECUTION Islam murders a young mother!
Muslims will not accept the truth from this video. They will accuse the media of staging this video. They cannot accept the fact their religion is satanic. 13 Sept 2013 Yemeni minister seeks law to end child marriage Hooria Mashhour told the BBC she believed there was more chance of making progress on the issue […]
My Daughter and I (Nation Against Early Marriage)
Kamla (name changed) didn’t understand what marriage meant. But she quietly followed her parents instructions, stopping her education, and moving to her husband and in-laws. That’s when the abuse began. Today, Kamla stands by her daughter as Kamla’s father stands by her. Breakthrough is transforming communities across the states of Bihar and Jharkhand in India, […]
New Details Emerge In Case Of Nada al-Ahdal, 11-yr-old Who Fled Arranged Marriage
“Millions of YouTube viewers were shocked by the harrowing video of an 11-year-old Yemeni girl who claimed she ran away to escape an arranged marriage. But questions are now being raised about the authenticity of the claims by Nada al-Ahdal, who claimed she was only saved from the forced engagement after her uncle intervened. Yemen’s […]