UN: Child Marriages Down in India
A UN body has said that there has been a decline in the rate of child marriages among young girls in India but the progress is not sufficient to guarantee their right to education and self-determination.
The UN yesterday marked the first 'International Day of the Girl Child', focusing on the theme of calling for an end to child marriage and stressing that education is one of the best strategies for protecting girls against this "harmful practice."
Source: Indian Express. Read full article. (link)
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India is 4th most dangerous place in the world for women.
It is only a little better than war-ravaged Afghanistan and Congo.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/s.....41639.html
1. Every 20 minutes a rape.
2. The conviction rate is below 25%.
3. Police refuse to register victim's complaint.
4. Insane Indian politicians are saying gang-rape is consensual sex.
5. Rapist family members visit victim's house to show off their caste=hegemony in India.
http://ncrb.gov.in/CD-CII2011/.....apters.htm