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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
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"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand Is First State To Enforce Uniform Civil Code. What Changes
Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand will implement a Uniform Civil Code From January 27, laying a framework for uniform marriage, divorce, property, inheritance and adoption laws for all citizens.
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Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ Couples Wed As Thailand's Equal Marriage Law Takes Effect
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia.
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Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Underage Marriage
Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.
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Vizag Law Student Gang-Raped. Main Accused Boyfriend Who Promised Marriage
A 20-year-old law student in Visakhapatnam was gangraped, allegedly by her boyfriend and three of his friends. The criminal act was recorded and the accused blackmailed her for months.
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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
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"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Law On Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted By Any Personal Law: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law and observed marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
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Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9
A proposed bill in Iraq's parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old.
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Namibian Court Declares Laws Banning Gay Sex Unconstitutional
A high court in Namibia declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional on Friday, in a landmark win for the LGBTQ community in the southern African country.
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"Male Partner Not Always Wrong": High Court Acquits UP Man In Rape Case
Acquitting a man accused of raping a woman on the pretext of marriage, the Allahabad High Court held that the law on sexual offences is rightly women-centric but that does not mean that the male partner is always wrong.
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Interfaith Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while denying police protection to an interfaith couple.
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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
-
"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand Is First State To Enforce Uniform Civil Code. What Changes
Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand will implement a Uniform Civil Code From January 27, laying a framework for uniform marriage, divorce, property, inheritance and adoption laws for all citizens.
-
Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ Couples Wed As Thailand's Equal Marriage Law Takes Effect
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia.
-
Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Underage Marriage
Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.
-
Vizag Law Student Gang-Raped. Main Accused Boyfriend Who Promised Marriage
A 20-year-old law student in Visakhapatnam was gangraped, allegedly by her boyfriend and three of his friends. The criminal act was recorded and the accused blackmailed her for months.
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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
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"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Law On Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted By Any Personal Law: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law and observed marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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Assam Tables Bill To End Muslim Marriages, Divorce Law. Reason Given Is...
The Assam government on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal a law to register marriages and divorces of Muslims, stating that it had scope to allow marriages of minors from the community.
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Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9
A proposed bill in Iraq's parliament has sparked widespread outrage and concern, as it seeks to reduce the legal age of marriage for girls to just 9 years old.
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Namibian Court Declares Laws Banning Gay Sex Unconstitutional
A high court in Namibia declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional on Friday, in a landmark win for the LGBTQ community in the southern African country.
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"Male Partner Not Always Wrong": High Court Acquits UP Man In Rape Case
Acquitting a man accused of raping a woman on the pretext of marriage, the Allahabad High Court held that the law on sexual offences is rightly women-centric but that does not mean that the male partner is always wrong.
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Interfaith Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law even if registered under the Special Marriage Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said while denying police protection to an interfaith couple.
