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Yemen, one of the countries in the world with the highest fertility rates and highest levels of gender discrimination, is poised to vote on a comprehensive Child Rights Act over the coming months, which would ban child marriage and female genital mutilation. A similar attempt in 2009 was blocked by traditional and religious leaders, so lets hope this one gets made into law. According to the UN, more than half of Yemeni girls are married by the age of 18. More on womens rights and population: populationmatters.org/issues-solutions/population/womens-rights/
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 17:00:00 +0000

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