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M'sians Appalled By UMNO Leaders Who Joked About Child Marriage & Sex With Minors
The inappropriate jokes, which were made in 2018, resurfaced after Kedah passed an amendment to raise the minimum age of marriage from 16 to 18 in the state.
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Rina Harun Says Govt Has No Plans To Ban Child Marriages
The Women, Family, and Community Development Minister, however, assured that the federal government remains committed to preventing such unions from happening.
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Law Criminalising Child Marriage In The Philippines Removes Religious & Cultural Exemption
The new law, released to reporters on Thursday, 6 January, lays out prison terms of up to 12 years for marrying or cohabiting with anyone under 18. People arranging or solemnising underage unions also face the same penalty.
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Govt Says It's Not Necessary To Raise The Minimum Marriage Age For Muslim Girls To 18
Religious Affairs Minister Idris Ahmad, however, said that the Department of Shariah Judiciary Malaysia (JKSM) has taken steps to ensure those who request to marry underaged girls undergo a rigorous evaluation process.
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I Was 17 When I Married A Man 15 Years Older Than Me. Here's Why I Regret It
"I thought that I was mature enough to be making a life-time decision at 17, and nobody could stop me because legally it wasn't wrong."
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Netizens Are Angry That An Alleged Molester Is In The Women & Children Special Committee
The Arau MP had also opposed the formation of the select committee.
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The Philippines Passes Bill Criminalising Child Marriage For Anyone Under 18
The bill also punishes any person who causes, fixes, facilitates, or arranges a child marriage.
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Rape, Incest & Molestation Among 1,721 Sexual Crimes Committed Against Children This Year
There were 1,856 underage marriages in 2018, the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development revealed in the Parliament today, 19 August.
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Hannah Yeoh Is Being Investigated For Asking PAS MP About Plans To Fight Child Marriage
The former deputy women, family, and community development minister had asked about the fate of the 'National Strategy Plan in Handling the Causes of Child Marriage' under her successor Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff.
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National Plan To End Child Marriage: What Is It And How Is The Govt Going To Implement It?
The government has prepared strategies that they plan to implement in the next 5 years.
