Stop Child Marriages!

The Issue

“Around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the cries outside the Laharighat Police Station in the Morigaon district of Assam got louder as dozens of women shook and pushed against its closed gates”.
‘A woman stood alone outside the gate, holding a three-month-old baby wrapped in a blanket. Hanif, her husband, was taken into custody late Friday night at their home. She says they've been married for a year and a half’.
“My parents traded me for a girl who was going to be my older brother's wife”. “Komal, who is 17 years old and from Rajasthan, India, told how she was given away in marriage when she was 16 years old. 

And these stories aren't unique; in fact, 1.5 million girls in India have the same ones. UNICEF says that on average, 27% of Indian girls are married before they turn 18 and 7% are married before they turn 15. India is still behind when it comes to gender equality, whether it's in child marriage, education, employment, or the use of basic rights.

Can we request your stand against Child Marriages.

If ever you notice a child being violated could you call 1098 to report.

Together let's end the inhumane practise of Child marriages in India.

Let her live with Pride NOT as a bride

Call 1098 to report Child Marriage. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Issue

“Around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the cries outside the Laharighat Police Station in the Morigaon district of Assam got louder as dozens of women shook and pushed against its closed gates”.
‘A woman stood alone outside the gate, holding a three-month-old baby wrapped in a blanket. Hanif, her husband, was taken into custody late Friday night at their home. She says they've been married for a year and a half’.
“My parents traded me for a girl who was going to be my older brother's wife”. “Komal, who is 17 years old and from Rajasthan, India, told how she was given away in marriage when she was 16 years old. 

And these stories aren't unique; in fact, 1.5 million girls in India have the same ones. UNICEF says that on average, 27% of Indian girls are married before they turn 18 and 7% are married before they turn 15. India is still behind when it comes to gender equality, whether it's in child marriage, education, employment, or the use of basic rights.

Can we request your stand against Child Marriages.

If ever you notice a child being violated could you call 1098 to report.

Together let's end the inhumane practise of Child marriages in India.

Let her live with Pride NOT as a bride

Call 1098 to report Child Marriage. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Petition created on 21 February 2023