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The #ChildNotBride Debacle in Nigeria


Posted by anike on 19 Sep 2013 / 0 Comments
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During Ramadan, a great uproar took place in Nigeria over actions by the government that were interpreted as trying to legalise child marriage. During a constitutional review, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima argued that a subsection of Nigeria’s 1999 constitution should not be removed as it affects the rights of Muslim women. Section 29 of the […]

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