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Bolivia Bans Child Marriage
Bolivia has definitively banned child marriage, eliminating a legal exception that allowed 16-year-olds to marry with parental consent, affecting 11,297 adolescents married between 2010 and 2022, 89% of whom were girls.
Bolivia Bans Child Marriage
Bolivia has definitively banned child marriage, eliminating a legal exception that allowed 16-year-olds to marry with parental consent, affecting 11,297 adolescents married between 2010 and 2022, 89% of whom were girls.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Yemen Displacement Camps: High Miscarriage Rates Among Teenage Mothers
Teenage girls in Yemen's Al-Bayrin and Jabal Zeid displacement camps experience high miscarriage rates due to malnutrition, lack of medical care, and strenuous work, highlighting the devastating impact of war and insufficient aid on maternal health.
Yemen Displacement Camps: High Miscarriage Rates Among Teenage Mothers
Teenage girls in Yemen's Al-Bayrin and Jabal Zeid displacement camps experience high miscarriage rates due to malnutrition, lack of medical care, and strenuous work, highlighting the devastating impact of war and insufficient aid on maternal health.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Pakistan Bans Child Marriage Despite Islamic Council Opposition
Pakistan's new law criminalizes child marriage, imposing a seven-year prison sentence and a fine on adults cohabiting with minors; however, the Council of Islamic Ideology opposes it, citing incompatibility with Islamic injunctions.
Pakistan Bans Child Marriage Despite Islamic Council Opposition
Pakistan's new law criminalizes child marriage, imposing a seven-year prison sentence and a fine on adults cohabiting with minors; however, the Council of Islamic Ideology opposes it, citing incompatibility with Islamic injunctions.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Morales's Impunity: Sexual Abuse Accusations and Political Power Play in Bolivia
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales faces numerous accusations of sexual abuse of minors, with two arrest warrants unexecuted, highlighting political interference in the Bolivian justice system and the silencing of victims.
Morales's Impunity: Sexual Abuse Accusations and Political Power Play in Bolivia
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales faces numerous accusations of sexual abuse of minors, with two arrest warrants unexecuted, highlighting political interference in the Bolivian justice system and the silencing of victims.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Mother and Daughter Report Attempted Forced Marriage in Barcelona
In Barcelona, a 12-year-old girl and her mother reported to authorities a potential forced marriage attempt by the girl's father, who threatened to take her to Pakistan for the marriage. Police are investigating and the case has been referred to courts and social services.
Mother and Daughter Report Attempted Forced Marriage in Barcelona
In Barcelona, a 12-year-old girl and her mother reported to authorities a potential forced marriage attempt by the girl's father, who threatened to take her to Pakistan for the marriage. Police are investigating and the case has been referred to courts and social services.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Uneven Progress on Girls' Rights 30 Years After Beijing
A new report, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, reveals progress in girls' education and health but highlights persistent inequalities and the urgent need for increased investment and policy changes to achieve gender equality.
Uneven Progress on Girls' Rights 30 Years After Beijing
A new report, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, reveals progress in girls' education and health but highlights persistent inequalities and the urgent need for increased investment and policy changes to achieve gender equality.
Progress
12% Bias Score
West African Women Defy Stereotypes, Achieving Success Despite Challenges
This article chronicles the lives of several West African women over 60, showcasing their diverse roles and resilience in overcoming societal challenges, defying stereotypes, and contributing significantly to their communities.
West African Women Defy Stereotypes, Achieving Success Despite Challenges
This article chronicles the lives of several West African women over 60, showcasing their diverse roles and resilience in overcoming societal challenges, defying stereotypes, and contributing significantly to their communities.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Islamabad Bans Child Marriage Under 18
Pakistan's President signed a bill into law in Islamabad, prohibiting the marriage of children under 18, imposing penalties up to seven years imprisonment and a fine on those involved, including parents and guardians; the law's application is currently limited to Islamabad.
Islamabad Bans Child Marriage Under 18
Pakistan's President signed a bill into law in Islamabad, prohibiting the marriage of children under 18, imposing penalties up to seven years imprisonment and a fine on those involved, including parents and guardians; the law's application is currently limited to Islamabad.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Turkish Journalist Arrested, Assaulted During Bogazici University Protest
During a protest at Istanbul's Bogazici University against a speaker who supports child marriage, 15 people including T24 journalist Can Öztürk were arrested; Öztürk's press card was destroyed, and he was allegedly choked by police. 82 others were released.
Turkish Journalist Arrested, Assaulted During Bogazici University Protest
During a protest at Istanbul's Bogazici University against a speaker who supports child marriage, 15 people including T24 journalist Can Öztürk were arrested; Öztürk's press card was destroyed, and he was allegedly choked by police. 82 others were released.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Basketball, Child Marriage, and Feminism in Shatila
Txell Feixas's book, "Aliadas," chronicles the transformative impact of Lebanon's first girls' youth basketball team in Beirut's Shatila refugee camp, highlighting its unexpected role in combating child marriage and promoting feminist ideals.
Basketball, Child Marriage, and Feminism in Shatila
Txell Feixas's book, "Aliadas," chronicles the transformative impact of Lebanon's first girls' youth basketball team in Beirut's Shatila refugee camp, highlighting its unexpected role in combating child marriage and promoting feminist ideals.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Latina Municipality to Join Case Against Family Accused of Forcing 12-Year-Old into Marriage
In Latina, Italy, the municipality will be a civil party in the trial against a family accused of forcing their 12-year-old daughter into marriage with a member of the Di Silvio clan, leading to multiple pregnancies and abortions; the case was discovered during a drug trafficking investigation.
Latina Municipality to Join Case Against Family Accused of Forcing 12-Year-Old into Marriage
In Latina, Italy, the municipality will be a civil party in the trial against a family accused of forcing their 12-year-old daughter into marriage with a member of the Di Silvio clan, leading to multiple pregnancies and abortions; the case was discovered during a drug trafficking investigation.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Kenyan Center Empowers Maasai Girls Through Education and Self-Defense
The Enkakenya Centre for Excellence in Transmara, Kenya, rescues Maasai girls from early marriage and FGM, providing education and self-defense training, resulting in empowered girls pursuing careers and advocating against harmful practices; a 2022 survey showed a strong correlation between educatio...
Kenyan Center Empowers Maasai Girls Through Education and Self-Defense
The Enkakenya Centre for Excellence in Transmara, Kenya, rescues Maasai girls from early marriage and FGM, providing education and self-defense training, resulting in empowered girls pursuing careers and advocating against harmful practices; a 2022 survey showed a strong correlation between educatio...
Progress
44% Bias Score
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