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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

When I was married at 13 I was told refusal would end in my death. Now girls in Iraq as young as nine face the same fate

I was about 13 when my family decided to marry me off to a man of 29. I cried, I resisted. The pain was doubled because even at that age I was already drawn to reading about rights and freedoms. My suffering came from knowing that my rights were being violated, along with my adolescence and childhood. But soon I had to accept the situation
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Pakistan sends important signal' of hope in a gloomy world of pushbacks on women's rights

Child marriage has been banned in Pakistan's capital, sending a significant message about protecting women's rights.
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