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The BJP-led government in Assam has gone the extra mile to protect the rights of children and women.

Yearender 2024: Assam's Crackdown On Child Marriage Reduces Maternal, Infant Mortality

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Dec 26, 2024

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Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh, Donadi Ramesh made the observations while dealing with a man’s appeal against a family court's refusal to declare his marriage void.

Legal Age Difference for Marriage Based On Patriarchal Bias: Allahabad High Court

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Nov 8, 2024

ETV Bharat English Team

The top court ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act supersedes personal laws, emphasising that child marriages violate minors' right to choose a life partner.

Law on Prevention of Child Marriages Can't Be Stunted by Personal Laws: SC

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Oct 18, 2024

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As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. Pakistan's high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022 rights workers warn such weddings are now on the rise due to climate-driven economic insecurity.

'Monsoon Brides': Extreme Weather Fuels Pakistan Child Marriages

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Aug 16, 2024

AFP

Authorities Foil 25 Child Marriages In Last Two Months In Karnataka's Davanagere

Authorities Foil 25 Child Marriages In April-May In Karnataka's Davanagere

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Jul 8, 2024

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Over 800 arrested in second phase of crackdown against child marriages in Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Oct 3, 2023

ANI

Maha: Villages deicide to boycott families practising child marriages in Palghar

Mar 25, 2023

Assam child marriages crackdown: Ratio of arrests of Muslims to Hindus is 55:45, says CM Sarma

Mar 16, 2023

Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation national level consultation on child marriage free India

'Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan among 10 states with maximum child marriage cases'

Feb 20, 2023

Assam: Man arrested for attending child marriage; first such case since crackdown

Feb 10, 2023

Assam govt's motive malicious: Owaisi on crackdown on child marriages

Feb 5, 2023

Who will look after girls when husbands go to jail, Owaisi asks Assam CM on child marriages crackdown

Feb 4, 2023

Crackdown on child marriages: 2,170 arrested in Assam, cases lodged under POCSO

Feb 4, 2023

Massive crackdown against child marriage in Assam

Assam steps up against child marriage: 1800 arrested so far, says Himanta

Feb 3, 2023

Over 2000 cases of child marriages recorded in 3 yrs; Karnataka tops the list: Guv in RS

Dec 21, 2022

President gives assent to Haryana law declaring child marriages void

Sep 27, 2022

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Family planning: Teenage childbearing, early marriages remain a cause of concern

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