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Court case in Pakistan: marriage legal with girls who have started menstruation

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Fink · 06/02/2020 21:26

This is awful. Why isn't it being reported by any mainstream western media? A couple of Indian papers and quite a few Catholic papers are covering it (because of the forced conversion aspect). I don't understand why people aren't making a bigger fuss about this, and child marriage in general. How can people still be getting away with it, legally, in the 21st century?!

www.indcatholicnews.com/news/38862

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ThatsWotSheSaid · 06/02/2020 22:00

WTF! This is a new low.

OhHolyJesus · 06/02/2020 21:59

I have no idea, I cannot compute how this still happens, is allowed to happen.

It makes me sick, I'm not able to finish reading the article. These children mean nothing apparently, because they are girls. Why does no one want to protect them?

Of course there are good people out there trying to help but the patriarchy wins out.

soph7777 · 06/02/2020 21:59

Yep it's sick. The problem is, it's not reported because the media is so biased and chooses what to give headlines to etc.

We live in a very sad world where celebrity gossip takes priority in news reporting over real issues such as this.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 06/02/2020 21:57

That's terrible. My niece started at 10.

happydappy2 · 06/02/2020 21:56

It is awful, it’s legalised rape of a minor.