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'She could have been saved': Indramayu child bride dead after alleged abuse
National 7 years ago

'She could have been saved': Indramayu child bride dead after alleged abuse

Most families use religious concerns to justify early marriages.
Stunting and child marriage
Opinion 7 years ago

Stunting and child marriage

Outside cities like Jakarta, child marriage is still a common practice. 
New Malaysia child marriage draws UN condemnation
World 7 years ago

New Malaysia child marriage draws UN condemnation

The marriage of a 15-year-old Malaysian girl to a man almost three times her age drew condemnation from the United Nations Wednesday, putting fresh pressure on the Muslim-majority country to halt such unions.
Uphill battle against child marriage
Opinion 7 years ago

Uphill battle against child marriage

Child marriage is as complex as a spider web and has been haunting the lives and futures of Indonesia’s 85 million children. 
‘Cultural, religious norms’ used as ground for early marriage: Minister
National 7 years ago

‘Cultural, religious norms’ used as ground for early marriage: Minister

Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Yohana Susana Yembise said early marriage was one of her utmost concerns in protecting children.
Group calls for 12-year compulsory education, end of child marriage
National 7 years ago

Group calls for 12-year compulsory education, end of child marriage

Women’s rights advocacy group Institut KAPAL Perempuan has called on members of the public to join the effort to implement the country's 12-year compulsory education policy, which is part of the government's plan to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 
Child marriage norm on slopes of Merbabu, Merapi
National 7 years ago

Child marriage norm on slopes of Merbabu, Merapi

For decades, girls in villages of Selo district have been marrying upon graduating from elementary or middle school. Marrying at 15 or 16 years of age is the norm.
Minister urges House to end child marriage
National 7 years ago

Minister urges House to end child marriage

Amid campaigns to eradicate rampant child marriages in the country, a minister has called on the House of Representatives to prioritize a revision of the 1974 Marriage Law.
Fifth grader set to marry man, 30
National 7 years ago

Fifth grader set to marry man, 30

A 30-year-old man in Merangin, Jambi, will reportedly marry an elementary school student, identified only as AY, in Nalo district, Merangin regency, Jambi.
Child marriage: A silent, deadly alarm
Opinion 7 years ago

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Child marriage: A silent, deadly alarm

Following failed attempts to raise the legal age of marriage, for girls it is still 16, while it is 19 for boys.
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