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Child marriage in Zimbabwe is common. As of 2019, approximately 1 in 3 girls in Zimbabwe are married before age 18. [1] [2] Early pregnancy can pose a health risk. In July 2021, a 15-year-old girl, who was married to a 26-year-old man, died giving birth inside a church. [3]
Polygamy in Zimbabwe was traditionally practised by the tribal chiefs as a means of elevating their social standing, though they would typically only take two or three wives. [3] According to a 2008 William & Mary Law School study, an estimated 18 percent of Zimbabwean women belong to polygamous marriages. [2]
Age of reason (canon law) Age of criminal responsibility; Mature minor doctrine; Emancipation of minors; Fitness to plead, law of England and Wales; Minors and abortion; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Child sexual abuse; Sex-positive movement; Age disparity in sexual relationships; Comprehensive sex education; Adult film industry ...
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to submit to sex on their husband's whim ...
Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by ...
Zimbabwe does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil unions. In 2013, the Zimbabwe Constitution was amended to define marriage as being between a man and a woman. [17] In May 2019, Mnangagwa's Cabinet approved amendments to Zimbabwean marriage law, which would ban both child marriages and same-sex marriages, lining it with the Constitution. [18]
Child marriage in Togo; Child marriage in Zimbabwe This page was last ... This page was last edited on 1 October 2024, at 20:44 (UTC).
Jan. 8—Child marriage is still legal in Washington, and on Monday state lawmakers moved along a proposed law to ban it. Today, children of any age can get married in the state. If they're 17 ...