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Polygamy in Myanmar, also known as Burma, was outlawed in 2015. [1] [2] Prior to that date, polygamy was practiced among some people. References
The law is applied beyond citizens by including residents in Myanmar and foreigners married to a citizen. [2] Amnesty International criticized the law for its unclear purpose since polygamy is already criminalized in Article 494 of the Penal Code including the criminalization of extramarital affairs
Polygamy (from Late Greek ... Polygamy in Myanmar was outlawed in 2015. In Sri Lanka, polyandry was legal in the kingdom of Kandy, ...
As in Africa, polygamy continues to be practiced in parts of Asia, regardless of laws. Nepal; China: Polygamy is illegal under the Civil code passed in 2020, which replaced a similar 1950 and 1980 prohibition. [104] Hong Kong: Polygamy ended with the passing of the Marriage Act of 1971 [105] when the country was a crown colony under the former ...
Shayara Bano heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday at the enactment of a law banning polygamy in her small Indian state, the culmination of a years-long effort including her own case before the ...
Polygamy in Myanmar; S. Sex trafficking in Myanmar; Squatting in Myanmar This page was last edited on 22 May 2022, at 08:09 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Polygamy in Malawi; Polygamy in Malaysia; Polygamy in the Maldives; Polygamy in Mali; Polygamy in Mauritania; Polygamy in Mauritius; Polygamy in Mongolia; Polygamy in Morocco; Polygamy in Mozambique; Polygamy in Myanmar
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