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#Poverty_and_deprivation
COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/covid-19-poverty-may-have-spurred-child-marriages-in-india-activists-87808
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COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/covid-19-poverty-may-have-spurred-child-marriages-in-india-activists-87808
DownToEarth
COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India: Activists
Numbers show one in every four in India is a child marriage, but ground situation may be even worse
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#Discrimination
Prevention of child marriage: Breaking inter-generational gender exclusion
https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/prevention-of-child-marriage-breaking-inter-generational-gender-exclusion-12227752.html
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#Discrimination
Prevention of child marriage: Breaking inter-generational gender exclusion
https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/prevention-of-child-marriage-breaking-inter-generational-gender-exclusion-12227752.html
Firstpost
Prevention of child marriage: Breaking inter-generational gender exclusion
Prevention of child marriage is crucial to address several human rights violations that stand in the way of gender inclusion and equality
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Child marriage: The devastating end of childhood
https://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/child-marriage-the-devastating-end-of-childhood-641296
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Child marriage: The devastating end of childhood
https://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/child-marriage-the-devastating-end-of-childhood-641296
Sentinelassam
Child marriage: The devastating end of childhood
As per Article 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
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A data story on female child marriage in India
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/a-data-story-on-female-child-marriage-in-india.html
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A data story on female child marriage in India
https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/a-data-story-on-female-child-marriage-in-india.html
Ideas For India
A data story on female child marriage in India
In the eighth post of I4I’s month-long campaign to mark International Women’s Day 2023, Shubham Mudgil and Swathi Rao from The Quantum Hub use a novel dataset based on NFHS-5 to present data highlights on child marriage in parliamentary constituencies across…
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Focus Needed On Better Healthcare, Education: Mary E John On Assam Child Marriage Action
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/focus-needed-on-better-healthcare-education-mary-e-john-on-assam-child-marriage-action-news-272202
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Focus Needed On Better Healthcare, Education: Mary E John On Assam Child Marriage Action
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/focus-needed-on-better-healthcare-education-mary-e-john-on-assam-child-marriage-action-news-272202
https://www.outlookindia.com/
Focus Needed On Better Healthcare, Education: Mary E John On Assam Child Marriage Action
Last month, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a massive crackdown on child marriages in the state with his anti-child marriage drive and vowed to end the ‘menace’ by 2026. The move has drawn outrage from various sections of society, with the…
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#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Collective conscience to end child marriage: Need of the hour
https://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/collective-conscience-to-end-child-marriage-need-of-the-hour-643151
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Collective conscience to end child marriage: Need of the hour
https://www.sentinelassam.com/editorial/collective-conscience-to-end-child-marriage-need-of-the-hour-643151
Sentinelassam
Collective conscience to end child marriage: Need of the hour
To end the menace of child marriage in the state, the government of Assam has initiated a statewide crackdown to arrest the perpetrators of child marriage and initiate legal action against all
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The Menace Of Child Marriage In India
* ‘India is home to the largest number of child brides in the world: 223 million child brides – a third of the global total,’- UNICEF report.
https://madrascourier.com/policy/the-menace-of-child-marriage-in-india/
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The Menace Of Child Marriage In India
* ‘India is home to the largest number of child brides in the world: 223 million child brides – a third of the global total,’- UNICEF report.
https://madrascourier.com/policy/the-menace-of-child-marriage-in-india/
Madras Courier
The Menace Of Child Marriage In India | Madras Courier
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End the scourge of child marriageIn India
* the rate of child marriage in India has decreased from 27% in 2015-16 to 23.3% in 2021
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/end-the-scourge-of-child-marriage-1220867.html
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End the scourge of child marriageIn India
* the rate of child marriage in India has decreased from 27% in 2015-16 to 23.3% in 2021
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/end-the-scourge-of-child-marriage-1220867.html
Deccan Herald
End the scourge of child marriage
A Unicef report on child marriage has acknowledged the progress made in addressing this societal malady, but it has expressed concern over the sluggish pace of advancement. According to the report,
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#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#Patriarchy
The reality of child marriage in India The article below explores the untenability of the custom and the urgent need for institutional attention and reform
https://cjp.org.in/the-reality-of-child-marriage-in-india/
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#Patriarchy
The reality of child marriage in India The article below explores the untenability of the custom and the urgent need for institutional attention and reform
https://cjp.org.in/the-reality-of-child-marriage-in-india/
CJP
The reality of child marriage in India | CJP
“This wicked practice of child marriage has destroyed the happiness of my life. It comes between me and the things which I prize above all others – study and mental cultivation”.1 This expression of Rakhmabai in 1885 is inscribed in the hearts of women and…
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#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
Extreme weather events lead to increase in child marriages: Study
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/extreme-weather-events-lead-to-increase-in-child-marriages-study-91520
#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
Extreme weather events lead to increase in child marriages: Study
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/extreme-weather-events-lead-to-increase-in-child-marriages-study-91520
Down To Earth
Extreme weather events lead to increase in child marriages: Study
Extreme weather causes an increase in the occurrence of child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) by intensifying elements of structural oppression, such as gende
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The Escalating Prevalence of Child Marriage and its Significance
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/the-escalating-prevalence-of-child-marriage-and-its-significance-for-jharkhand-an-urgent-call-for-action/
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The Escalating Prevalence of Child Marriage and its Significance
https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/the-escalating-prevalence-of-child-marriage-and-its-significance-for-jharkhand-an-urgent-call-for-action/
Countercurrents
The Escalating Prevalence Of Child Marriage And Its Significance For Jharkhand: An Urgent Call For Action| Countercurrents
Child marriage is a grave violation of human rights that continues to persist, despite laws and regulations against it. Shockingly, one out of every five
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Case Study: Tripura IAS Officer’s Idea Is Preventing Girls From Leaving School; Stopped 90 Child Marriages
https://www.thebetterindia.com/330387/ias-officer-district-magistrate-saju-vaheed-balika-manch-prevent-child-marriage-south-tripura/
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Case Study: Tripura IAS Officer’s Idea Is Preventing Girls From Leaving School; Stopped 90 Child Marriages
https://www.thebetterindia.com/330387/ias-officer-district-magistrate-saju-vaheed-balika-manch-prevent-child-marriage-south-tripura/
The Better India
Tripura IAS Officer’s Idea Is Preventing Girls From Leaving School; Stopped 90 Child Marriages
In a novel approach, South Tripura District Magistrate Saju Vaheed revived ‘Balika Manch’, a school club cum platform to prevent young girls from dropping out of school and being subjected to child marriage.
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#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries
* One in five girls is married before age 18, globally- UNICEF
https://www.asianscientist.com/2023/10/environment/child-marriages-linked-to-extreme-weather-in-low-income-asian-countries/
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#Crisis_of_development_displacement_environmental_problems_and_sustainability
Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries
* One in five girls is married before age 18, globally- UNICEF
https://www.asianscientist.com/2023/10/environment/child-marriages-linked-to-extreme-weather-in-low-income-asian-countries/
Asian Scientist Magazine
Child Marriages Linked To Extreme Weather In Low-Income Asian Countries - Asian Scientist Magazine
Education, financial support for families and social workers can play a crucial role in preventing child marriages.
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#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
A Stolen Innocence: Tackling Child Marriage As A Human Rights Urgency
https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2310045.pdf
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#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
A Stolen Innocence: Tackling Child Marriage As A Human Rights Urgency
https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2310045.pdf
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#family_and_marriage
Number of child marriages declining too slowly-UNICEF
The world will need 300 years to eliminate child marriages if current trends continues
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/world/number-of-child-marriages-declining-too-slowly-unicef-says
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Number of child marriages declining too slowly-UNICEF
The world will need 300 years to eliminate child marriages if current trends continues
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/world/number-of-child-marriages-declining-too-slowly-unicef-says
National Herald
Number of child marriages declining too slowly, UNICEF says
The world will need 300 years to eliminate child marriages if current trends continues, according to a new UNICEF report.
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Socio-economic Correlates of Early Marriage of the Girl Child
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/50/perspectives/socio-economic-correlates-early-marriage-girl.html
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Socio-economic Correlates of Early Marriage of the Girl Child
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/50/perspectives/socio-economic-correlates-early-marriage-girl.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Socio-economic Correlates of Early Marriage of the Girl Child :
The study focuses on the early marriage of the girl child in India using the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey. There are only nine states where maximum cases of a woman being married
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#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
Minor marriage haunts modern India
* One in five girls and nearly one in six boys in India are still married below the legal age.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/pioneer-exclusive/minor-marriage-haunts-modern-india.html
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Minor marriage haunts modern India
* One in five girls and nearly one in six boys in India are still married below the legal age.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/pioneer-exclusive/minor-marriage-haunts-modern-india.html
The Pioneer
Minor marriage haunts modern India
After witnessing a decline in child marriage in India from 2006 to 2016, there is evidence of stagnation since then, as one in five girls and nearly one in six boys in India are still married below the legal age, with some States reporting a significant increase…
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Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal?
* Contrary to the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar (16.7%), West Bengal (15.2%), Uttar Pradesh (12.5%), and Maharashtra (8.2%) accounted for more than half of the total headcount burden of child marriages in girls-Lancet Study
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/why-is-child-marriage-still-high-in-west-bengal-explained/article67716959.ece
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Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal?
* Contrary to the overall decrease in child marriage across the country but pointed out that four States, mainly Bihar (16.7%), West Bengal (15.2%), Uttar Pradesh (12.5%), and Maharashtra (8.2%) accounted for more than half of the total headcount burden of child marriages in girls-Lancet Study
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/why-is-child-marriage-still-high-in-west-bengal-explained/article67716959.ece
The Hindu
Why is child marriage still high in West Bengal? | Explained
West Bengal struggles to reduce child marriage despite policy interventions & social campaigns; UN award-winning Kanyashree scheme & PCMA 2006 fail to curb the issue.
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#Stratification_and_mobility
Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/gender-equality/analysing-india-s-progress-towards-the-elimination-of-child-marriages-101708607785899.html
#Stratification_and_mobility
Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/gender-equality/analysing-india-s-progress-towards-the-elimination-of-child-marriages-101708607785899.html
Hindustan Times
Analysing India’s progress towards the elimination of child marriages
Authored by - Suhani Pandey, analyst, public policy and Sonakshi Chaudhry, manager, strategic partnerships & communications, The Quantum Hub (TQH).
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Child Marriage in India
* While one in four girls in India are married below the legal age, in 257 high-prevalence districts of the country the incidence of child marriage is more than the national average of 23.3%, according to the National Family Health Survey.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/May/07/for-an-akshaya-tritiya-without-child-marriages
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Child Marriage in India
* While one in four girls in India are married below the legal age, in 257 high-prevalence districts of the country the incidence of child marriage is more than the national average of 23.3%, according to the National Family Health Survey.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/May/07/for-an-akshaya-tritiya-without-child-marriages
The New Indian Express
For an Akshaya Tritiya without child marriages
In early April 2024, the world woke up to the disturbing news of a 62-year-old high priest in Ghana marrying a 12-year-old girl at an event attended by many com