Good, but old news (2/6/2025)!
You would think/believe that at the end of the first quarter of the 21st century this barbaric tradition was long abolished! Well, not quite!
However according to Google AI Mode Search:
- "According to the Pew Research Center and the World Economic Forum, at least 117 countries around the world still allow child marriage." That is truly shocking!
- "As of 2024, there are approximately 650 million child brides around the world who were married before the age of 18. Out of this number, approximately 207 million were married before the age of 15.
It is estimated that every year, at least 12 million girls are married before they reach the age of 18. This equates to roughly 28 girls married every minute."
"Colombia has declared child marriage unconstitutional. Colombia’s Constitutional Court today took a step further in banning child marriage, by declaring Articles 117 and 124 of the Civil Code unconstitutional. These articles had allowed children over the age of 14 to marry with the consent of their legal representatives. From now on, all marriages must involve individuals who are at least 18 years old. ...
Colombia ranks 20th globally in the number of girls who are married or in unions before the age of 15, according to the latest UNICEF report. ..."
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