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Yemen: Parliament refuses to legislate minimum age for marriage
"Despite pressure of 8-year-old girl’s husband refusing to set her free. Simultaneously, Yemeni Parliament does not consider early marriage as a priority and is not moving forward with legislation to prevent it.
"The Yemeni Parliament, through its Evaluation and Jurisprudence Committee, rejected a request to amend the personal status law presented by the Women’s National Committee (WNC). "Women’s movements and civil society in Yemen along with 61 Parliament members have advocated a law that legislates a minimum marriage age of 18 for both males and females. However, the Jurisprudence Committee claims there are no legislative grounds to impose such a law based on its understanding of Islam. [...]" Source: Yemen Times (Yemen), April 14, 2008 Read Also: Yemen: 8-year-old girl asks for divorce in court, http://www.thememriblog.org/arabculture/blog_personal/en/6778.htm
Posted at: 2008-04-16
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