Bangladesh’s plan to allow some child marriages is ‘step backwards’ | Global development | The Guardian
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Bangladesh will be taking a step backwards in efforts to end child marriage if parliament approves changes to a law that would permit girls below 18 to be married in “special cases”, a global alliance of charities said last week.
The nation has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, despite a decades-old law that bans marriage for girls under 18 and men under 21.
Girls Not Brides, a coalition of more than 650 charities, said Bangladesh’s parliament was expected to consider the proposed change to the Child Marriage Restraint Act during the next session beginning on 22 January.
#Girls_Not_Brides in #Bangladesh said the proposed change was “alarming” and a step backwards for the country, which has reduced child marriage in recent years.