'A race against time': the new law putting Somalia's children at risk of marriage

[Lostbox]

'A race against time': the new law putting Somalia's children at risk of marriage

Child marriage in the country has increased during coronavirus – and now a newly-tabled bill would allow children as young as 10 to marry

www.theguardian.com

 

[Recon Expert]

This bill never passed and was thrown out, it was poorly written and not clear. Anyone in the parliament can propose a law.

 

[repo]

“It is a race against time as the parliament’s mandate is going to end in a few months,” says Ma’alin. “The fate of our children is being politicised. Some politicians are using the bill as a campaign tool. They attempted to carry out the voting in the same manner they used to remove the former prime minister – in just a seven-minute debate – but we will never allow that to happen.”

 

[maryan223]

The age of consent should at least be 12 like in west Virginia or Utah.

no child should marry so young what the hell is wrong with you