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Former Pak PM Imran Khan's Illegal Marriage Conviction Overturned
A Pakistan court overturned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's conviction on illegal marriage charges on Saturday, though he remains jailed over allegations of inciting riots.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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From Marriage To Death Penalty: LGBT Rights Across The World
Singapore announced on Sunday that it will repeal a law criminalising gay sex but in many other parts of the world homosexuality is illegal and sometimes subject to the death penalty.
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Village Heads To Be Held Responsible For Child Marriages In Bihar
The Bihar government on Thursday issued a directive saying that if child marriage is reported from a village, the mukhiya' (village head) concerned will be held responsible for the illegal act.
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4 Arrested For Forced Religious Conversion, Marriage Of 16-Year-Old Boy In UP
Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman,her parents and a Muslim cleric, accusing them of illegal confinement of a minor boy, his forcible religious conversion and marrying him to the woman, an official said on Wednesday.
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It "Debases, Degrades, And Demeans": Philippines Bans Child Marriage
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.
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Minor "illegally" Married Off To 57-Year-Old Man In Hyderabad, 6 Arrested
Six people who were involved in the "illegal" marriage of a minor girl to a 57-year-old man were on Thursday arrested and the girl rescued, police said.
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Marriage Between First Cousins Illegal, States Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that marriage between first cousins is illegal.
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Maharashtra Cops Raid Sand Mining Site In Guise Of Marriage Party
A police team raided an illegal sand mining site in Bhandara district in Maharashtra after decorating their vehicles to pass off as a wedding procession, an official said on Saturday.
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On Triple Talaq Bill, Government, Opposition Clash Again: 10 Points
A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...
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Pakistan Arrests Over 20 Chinese For Trafficking Girls Into Prostitution
Over 20 Chinese have been arrested from various Pakistani cities during an ongoing crackdown for their alleged involvement in arranging illegal marriages of young Pakistani girls to Chinese nationals and forcing them into prostitution, officials said
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Indian Man Detained For Running Fake Marriage Racket In US For Visa
An Indian man in the US has pleaded guilty to the charges of running a fake marriage racket through which he helped illegal immigrants, mostly Indians, to get married to American citizens, and helping them stay in the country.
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Ordinance Banning Instant Triple Talaq Re-Issued
The government has re-promulgated the ordinance banning the practice of instant triple talaq. Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019, issued on Saturday, divorcing through instant triple talaq will be illegal, void and would attract a jail term of three years for the husband.
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"Do It Quickly," Says Telangana Cop, Allegedly Bribed For Child Marriage
Twelve hours before a schoolgirl in Telangana was to be married off to a 40-year-old man, the police and child protection officials were alerted. The illegal wedding still took place without any hitch.
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"Unwell" Woman's Son, 13, Married Off To 23-Year-Old Woman In Andhra Pradesh
A 13-year-old boy has been married off to a 23-year-old woman in Andhra Pradesh and the police came to know about it only after the photographs of the ceremony went viral.
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan's Illegal Marriage Conviction Overturned
A Pakistan court overturned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan's conviction on illegal marriage charges on Saturday, though he remains jailed over allegations of inciting riots.
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Opinion: Age Of Consent In India - What Is The Debate?
The courts in India are flooded with cases on the rampant misuse of the POCSO Act (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act of 2012), in which consenting teenagers are prosecuted for acts that become illegal simply because of their age.
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From Marriage To Death Penalty: LGBT Rights Across The World
Singapore announced on Sunday that it will repeal a law criminalising gay sex but in many other parts of the world homosexuality is illegal and sometimes subject to the death penalty.
-
Village Heads To Be Held Responsible For Child Marriages In Bihar
The Bihar government on Thursday issued a directive saying that if child marriage is reported from a village, the mukhiya' (village head) concerned will be held responsible for the illegal act.
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4 Arrested For Forced Religious Conversion, Marriage Of 16-Year-Old Boy In UP
Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman,her parents and a Muslim cleric, accusing them of illegal confinement of a minor boy, his forcible religious conversion and marrying him to the woman, an official said on Wednesday.
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It "Debases, Degrades, And Demeans": Philippines Bans Child Marriage
Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18.
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Minor "illegally" Married Off To 57-Year-Old Man In Hyderabad, 6 Arrested
Six people who were involved in the "illegal" marriage of a minor girl to a 57-year-old man were on Thursday arrested and the girl rescued, police said.
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Marriage Between First Cousins Illegal, States Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that marriage between first cousins is illegal.
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Maharashtra Cops Raid Sand Mining Site In Guise Of Marriage Party
A police team raided an illegal sand mining site in Bhandara district in Maharashtra after decorating their vehicles to pass off as a wedding procession, an official said on Saturday.
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On Triple Talaq Bill, Government, Opposition Clash Again: 10 Points
A fresh bill to outlaw the Muslim practice of a man divorcing his wife instantly by uttering "talaq" thrice, which got stalled in the upper house of parliament and lapsed, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The government countered the opposition's charge that it was a "discriminatory" bill by pointing out that the Supreme Court's order ...
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Pakistan Arrests Over 20 Chinese For Trafficking Girls Into Prostitution
Over 20 Chinese have been arrested from various Pakistani cities during an ongoing crackdown for their alleged involvement in arranging illegal marriages of young Pakistani girls to Chinese nationals and forcing them into prostitution, officials said
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Indian Man Detained For Running Fake Marriage Racket In US For Visa
An Indian man in the US has pleaded guilty to the charges of running a fake marriage racket through which he helped illegal immigrants, mostly Indians, to get married to American citizens, and helping them stay in the country.
-
Ordinance Banning Instant Triple Talaq Re-Issued
The government has re-promulgated the ordinance banning the practice of instant triple talaq. Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019, issued on Saturday, divorcing through instant triple talaq will be illegal, void and would attract a jail term of three years for the husband.
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"Do It Quickly," Says Telangana Cop, Allegedly Bribed For Child Marriage
Twelve hours before a schoolgirl in Telangana was to be married off to a 40-year-old man, the police and child protection officials were alerted. The illegal wedding still took place without any hitch.
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"Unwell" Woman's Son, 13, Married Off To 23-Year-Old Woman In Andhra Pradesh
A 13-year-old boy has been married off to a 23-year-old woman in Andhra Pradesh and the police came to know about it only after the photographs of the ceremony went viral.
