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The Child marriage prohibition officers are deemed to be public servant and no suit will lie on the action taken by the Child marriage prohibition officers in good faith. Child marriage Restraint Act is repealed by this new Act. There are some controversies existing regarding the marriageable age of girls, particularly Muslim girls.
It is a significant social issue. As of 2016, the situation has been legally rectified by The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. According to the "National Plan of Action for Children 2005", published by Indian government's Department of Women and Child Development, set a goal to eliminate child marriage completely by 2010.
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 5.3 includes ending child marriage globally by the year 2030. [123] The Tahirih Justice Center, in collaboration with the National Forced Marriage Working Group, [124] presented a Framework for Addressing Forced and Child Marriage [125] in the U.S. National Action Plan to End Gender-Based ...
Story at a glance At age 14, Genevieve Meyer began spending time with a neighbor to get a break from her hectic home life. Her relationship with the neighbor, a 42-year-old divorced father of two ...
Some advocates want California to prohibit marriage for people under age 18. But groups including the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have opposed such bans, saying they could undermine minors' rights ...
Missouri does, however, ban marriage between a minor and anyone 21 or older. The state’s statutory rape law also prohibits those 21 or older from sexual intercourse with anyone under 17.
The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, passed on 28 September 1929, in the Imperial Legislative Council of India, fixed the minimum age of marriage for girls at 14 years and boys at 18 years. In 1949, after India's independence, it was amended to fix the age of 15 for girls, and in 1978 to 18 for girls and 21 for boys.
Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread.