child marriage

Register First, Nikah later: Northampton Imam and the Limits of Child Marriage Protection

Register First, Nikah later: Northampton Imam and the Limits of Child Marriage Protection

“You ought to have known the law had changed.” On 19 January 2026, those words concluded the “legal first” Northampton child marriage prosecution case. The imam (religious cleric) before the...
Lowering the Marital Age of Nepal: Controversy Estopped on Protection against Child Marriages?

Lowering the Marital Age of Nepal: Controversy Estopped on Protection against Child Marriages?

Moving into a controversial circle, on January 15, 2025, the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives proposed to bring down the marital age from 20...
Lahore High Court Strikes Down the Discriminatory Gender-Based Age Difference in the Definition of ‘Child’ in the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929

Lahore High Court Strikes Down the Discriminatory Gender-Based Age Difference in the Definition of ‘Child’ in the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929

About 18.3% of girls and 4.7% of boys in Pakistan are married before the age of 18. Child marriage is a human rights violation which affects both genders. However, it...
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