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Malaysia: Child Marriages, no end in sight?

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Tuesday 16 August 2022, by siawi3

Source: https://partisosialis.podbean.com/e/child-marriages-no-end-in-sight/

Malaysia: Child Marriages, no end in sight?

Podcast here 22:46

Thursday 24 March 2022,

by Sivarajan Arumugam
Chong Yee Shan

Rina Harun, the Women’s Development Minister caused an uproar in Parliament when she asserted that the government has no plans to ban Child Marriages!

Marriage before 18 years is clearly expressed as violation of children protection and rights. Why is the government so reluctant? Chong Yee Shan of PSM’s gender bureau discusses the topic in depth.