The issue of child marriage is part of a new Amnesty International campaign, launched ahead of International Women’s Day
on Saturday. In it, the human rights group calls on governments to
secure sexual and reproductive rights, saying the health and safety of
women and girls is under threat.
on Saturday. In it, the human rights group calls on governments to
secure sexual and reproductive rights, saying the health and safety of
women and girls is under threat.
“It is unbelievable that in the 21st century some countries are condoning child marriage and marital rape while others are outlawing abortion, sex outside marriage and same-sex sexual activity,” Salil Shetty, the group’s secretary general, said in a statement.
“As an ethical issue, as a human rights issue, those of us who want to see a better world need to deeply care about what is happening to young
children, adolescent girls, who lack choice and voice, and what happens
to them,” Nataraj says. “If we want to respect our own humanity, I think
we really need to be concerned about what is happening, and the scale
at which it is happening.”
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