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Subject: a call to ban child marriage
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urvoice1 25.09.13 - 10:14pm
Child brides are more vulnerable to physical, sexual and mental abuse, Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said, pointing out the horrifying and heart-breaking death of an eight-year-old Yemeni girl from internal injuries sustained on her wedding night. * +
urvoice1 25.09.13 - 10:15pm
A total of 6,800 girls aged 15 and below were married, with the highest incidence among Malays (2,450), followed by other bumiputras (1,550), Chinese (1,600), Indians (600) and other races (600). Further, 235 children aged between 10 and 14 years were already widowed and 77 were divorced or permanently separated. * +
urvoice1 25.09.13 - 10:15pm
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/839010 * +
urvoice1 25.09.13 - 10:16pm
Teo also called for the standardising of the legal age as it currently stands at 18 for Muslim males, 16 for Muslim females, and 18 for non-Muslims. * +
9362 25.09.13 - 11:31pm
I wish him good luck * +
urvoice1 25.09.13 - 11:40pm
so do I. It won't be easy but there is growing oppositition to child brides. * +
ranker12 26.09.13 - 01:07pm
being 18yrs for women doesnt mean she is ready 2marry! she must get education n generate her own earning b4 marriage! * +
piggle 26.09.13 - 03:55pm
Aw I feel sick. Why do I even come in here... * +
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