India Child Marriage

8 May 2008 Despite the existence, since 1929, of legislation banning it, child marriage continues to be a social reality in India today

13 May 2005 Some As Young As 7 Married In Rural Towns Despite Attempts To Stop.

The practice of child marriage in rural India is deeply rooted in cultural What is most urgent about child marriages in India, however,

29 Aug 2006 Although illegal, the practice of child marriage is widespread and accepted by the majority of Indian society, especially in the many rural

Child-marriage was not prevalent in ancient India. The most popular form of marriage was Swayamvara where grooms assembled at the bride' s house and the

Marriages of young children are far from unusual in much of north India. Here is a link: Child Marriages, Though Illegal, Persist in India .

14 Nov 2010 The reasons for the continuation of child marriages in India are far more complex, and often very disturbing.

Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 stemmed from a campaign that helped reposition women, family life, and childbearing within modern India.72 While the Act

7 Jun 2006 Forced to marry at six, mothers by 12, their bodies destroyed by 20, SUE LLOYD- ROBERTS finds the unspeakable abuse of India's illegal child

(1) This Act may be called the Child Marriage Restraint Act, (1929). (2) It extends to the whole of India (except the State of Jammu and Kashmir) and it

Jump to ‎: India. According to "National Plan of Action for Children 2005" The report also showed that 40% of the world's child marriages occur

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22 Jan 2010 Child marriages – unlike some other “ancient” things in India which The Indian law regarding child marriage is a most curious animal.

8 Jun 2006 Hundreds of mass weddings, with children as young as four, take place in India every May in defiance of the law.

23 Mar 2010 Upheld and sanctioned by traditional customs, child marriage is still significantly practiced across India. The 205th Law Commission Report

30 Apr 2009 India's Parliament adopted the Child Marriage Restraint Act in 1978 (a revision of the British Child Marriage Prevention Act of 1929 and the

10 Mar 2009 HONG KONG (Reuters) - A large proportion of women in India were married when they were still children, a study has found, and researchers

The Problem of Child Brides and Forced Marriages. Egypt, Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Ethiopia, Pakistan, India, and the Middle East: In the rural villages of

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