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Still no ban on child marriages in Malaysia

Sivananthi Thanenthiran, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)

20-Nov-19 14:00

Still no ban on child marriages in Malaysia

It's Universal Children's Day today, a day whose goal it is to improve child welfare worldwide and promote and celebrate children’s rights. But here in Malaysia, the federal government announced they cannot enforce a ban on child marriages nationwide as seven states are not cooperating. We explore.

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Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  child marriage,  child marriage ban,  Universal Children's Day,  child welfare,  children's rights, 


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