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2500+ people endorsed overnight, the disability sector's representation to @MoHFW_INDIA minister @mansukhmandviya on restoring the suddenly dropped questions from the upcoming National Family Health survey NFHS-6. Read it @ bit.ly/question-of-in…
#NfhsDrops #QuestionOfInclusion
#NfhsDrops #QuestionOfInclusion
Will be going through the NFHS-6 questionnaire compilation today.
And posting thoughts and doubts as I go along on this thread.
drive.google.com/file/d/1nVC-0a…
Starting with a term I've never heard of : GAUNA -
apparently rooted in child marriage customs as the 'consummation ritual '
And posting thoughts and doubts as I go along on this thread.
drive.google.com/file/d/1nVC-0a…
Starting with a term I've never heard of : GAUNA -
apparently rooted in child marriage customs as the 'consummation ritual '
indiatoday.in/india/story/ch…
So this send off to house of 'husband' after menarche for consummation / the start of actual married life is apparently a custom in some North Indian states.
In some cases gauna occurs only after legal age but pestering happens 😑
#NFHS-6 #ChildMarriage
So this send off to house of 'husband' after menarche for consummation / the start of actual married life is apparently a custom in some North Indian states.
In some cases gauna occurs only after legal age but pestering happens 😑
#NFHS-6 #ChildMarriage
My name is Dawn Tyree, and I am writing to you because I would like to speak on the record regarding #HB3018 to end #childmarriage in #WestVirginia. I am a survivor of child marriage. I was 13-years-old when I was forced to marry my 32-year-old abuser. He had been sexually abus.
I had no rights over my body. Not one adult talked to me about birth control, and at 14 years old, I was expecting my second child. I was a mother of two at age 15. Pregnant again at 16 years old.
Let's end #childmarriage #wvleg! Do the right thing and protect children in #WestVirginia. Girls belong in classrooms not bedrooms. Pass #HB3018 w/ no amendments.
You can do it!
You can do it!
The social devastation caused by the pandemic response, which the WHO claims as further justification for increasing its power, resulted almost entirely from the ‘lockdown’ policies promoted by WHO, WEF, and their private sponsors. /1
pandata.org/global-health-… @bell00david
pandata.org/global-health-… @bell00david
From a global perspective, these harms are immense:
97 million more people live on less than $1.90 daily. /2
blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttal…
97 million more people live on less than $1.90 daily. /2
blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttal…
Just IN: Somali-Dane Indicted for Forcibly Circumcising And Selling His 12-Year-Old Daughter As Sex Slave In #Kenya And #Somalia!
#Denmark: A 44-year-old Somali-Dane has been indicted by a Danish court for selling his 12-year-old daughter into sexual slavery in Kenya and Somalia
#Denmark: A 44-year-old Somali-Dane has been indicted by a Danish court for selling his 12-year-old daughter into sexual slavery in Kenya and Somalia
and forcibly circumcising her.
The trial against the 44-year-old, who was arrested in January of 2022, began this week on Tuesday at a Danish court and is related to allegations that the man abused his daughter and his son in Africa between June 2017 and December 2021.
The
The trial against the 44-year-old, who was arrested in January of 2022, began this week on Tuesday at a Danish court and is related to allegations that the man abused his daughter and his son in Africa between June 2017 and December 2021.
The
indictment claims that the 44-year-old took his two children, aged nine and 12, from their home in the Odense district of Vollsmose to Africa where both were subjected to Muslim “re-education” with the aid of family members.
The girl was forcibly subjected to #FGM by her own
The girl was forcibly subjected to #FGM by her own
Child Marriage & Faith: While #wv law has NO minimum age for marriage, resulting in kids as young as 14 being married recently, #ChildMarriage is banned by many religious communities.
Result? Civil WV marriages that won’t be recognized by church. 🧵
Result? Civil WV marriages that won’t be recognized by church. 🧵
Here are just a few faiths that already ban marriage below either 16 or 18 years old:
Roman Catholic Church
Mormon Church (LDS)
United Methodist
Roman Catholic Church
Mormon Church (LDS)
United Methodist
Many other faiths or leaders in church will strongly discourage or counsel against marriage before 18. Some will use their discretion to refuse to perform marriages they believe are against church morals.
Sen. #TedCruz is warning that the #RespectForMarriageAct could allow states like #NewYork, #Massachusetts & #California to legalize #ChildMarriage & then force other states to recognize child marriages as legitimate. He even introduced an amendment to prevent this atrocity. /1
Sen. Cruz appears to be unaware that his home state of #Texas still allows child marriage, while New York and Massachusetts each banned it in the last year. /2
And he seems to be unaware that 43 U.S. states still allow child marriage, and that a marriage that happens in one of those states must be recognized as legitimate in every other state. /3
It's the start of #16DaysOfActivism - a global campaign to end gender-based violence.
The #GE15 manifestos had 3 proposals on gender-based violence.
In conjunction with #16Days, the govt can commit to adopting these proposals right away.
Some recommendations:👇
The #GE15 manifestos had 3 proposals on gender-based violence.
In conjunction with #16Days, the govt can commit to adopting these proposals right away.
Some recommendations:👇
(1) Enact the anti-stalking law #MakeStalkingACrime
This was in PN's manifesto, but all coalitions would agree. Dewan Rakyat already passed the Bill, but not the Senate.
Govt could commit to: A) pass the Bill as is; or B) improve the Bill (wao.org.my/tabling-of-law…) then pass it
This was in PN's manifesto, but all coalitions would agree. Dewan Rakyat already passed the Bill, but not the Senate.
Govt could commit to: A) pass the Bill as is; or B) improve the Bill (wao.org.my/tabling-of-law…) then pass it
(2) Implement the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
BN and PN both committed to this. PH surely agrees. As the Act is already law, the government has to implement it.
The question is, what can the government do right away, to ensure successful implementation?
BN and PN both committed to this. PH surely agrees. As the Act is already law, the government has to implement it.
The question is, what can the government do right away, to ensure successful implementation?
HARAPAN, BN, and PN #GE15 manifestos – which is best on women rights? My review👇
It may not be possible to definitively say "which is best".
Instead, I suggest a brief framework for analysis (asking 5 questions of each manifesto), and I offer some thoughts on policy commitments I felt were particularly noteworthy.
Instead, I suggest a brief framework for analysis (asking 5 questions of each manifesto), and I offer some thoughts on policy commitments I felt were particularly noteworthy.
Question 1: First, we must ask if the manifesto is strong OVERALL.
When we hear “women” & policy, we often think of specific programmes targeted at women. These programmes are important, but just a small part of any policy agenda.
When we hear “women” & policy, we often think of specific programmes targeted at women. These programmes are important, but just a small part of any policy agenda.
#childabuse: A Nine-Year-Old Girl Set To Give Birth In #Zimbabwe 😭
Recall the painful death of 14-year-old Anna Machaya (in the pix) while giving birth in a #church shrine in July 2021, a 9-year-old #girl (Grade 3 Pupil) has been admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) as
Recall the painful death of 14-year-old Anna Machaya (in the pix) while giving birth in a #church shrine in July 2021, a 9-year-old #girl (Grade 3 Pupil) has been admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) as
she is 33 weeks pregnant and expected to give birth by caesarean section this November.
She was just 8 when she fell pregnant, and is being monitored by a team of specialist doctors and nurses owing to the delicate nature of the pregnancy.
She has refused to give police the name
She was just 8 when she fell pregnant, and is being monitored by a team of specialist doctors and nurses owing to the delicate nature of the pregnancy.
She has refused to give police the name
of her abuser though shockingly, her 29-year-old father claimed that the goblins🤷🏾 visited the 9-year-old #girl on the nights only when her mother was away from home and inserted things into her privates. The police believe she's being threatened!
There are only 6 known cases in
There are only 6 known cases in
A sensational court case where a woman fought for her right to define her private life. This case is from the 1880s and not very different from today. Swipe through to read about Rukhmabai’s fight against sexism and sanskaar ke rules!
#DadajivsRukhmabai #Feminism #SocialReform
#DadajivsRukhmabai #Feminism #SocialReform
When rule breaking feels like a sin, the High Court gets brought in!
#DadajiVsRukhmabai #HighCourtCase
#DadajiVsRukhmabai #HighCourtCase
Everything about the overturning of #Roe is important, absolutely. But there seems to be an especially important element missing from the conversation. Let's get into it (a thread that no one asked for) 1/
It's 2022, and #childmarriage is still legal in these United States of America. Yup, that's right, folks. In only 6 states (Delaware, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey) must BOTH PARTIES be at least 18. (2/
As of June 2022, a full 9 states have no minimum age requirement for marriage. Those states are Washington, California, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Michigan, West Virginia, & Massachusetts. (3/
If the girl in question is a minor & she has been subjected to Child Marriage then this may potentially also be a case of strict liability rape (if girl under 16) & sexual abuse (if under 18)- yes the PPC has contradictions - but in no event should media air any video msg of girl
If Police while investigating complaint of Child abduction finds the child (under 18) has been subjected to marriage, Police must note under PPC 361 Kidnapping includes "enticement" when girl under 16. There is no such thing as "Apni Marzi say gayi thi"...
Moreover, if the girl is a minor from Sindh (under 18) then her marriage is a offence of Child Marriage. She is a victim of a criminal offence. The police shouldn't take Nikah Nama as a defence. Such contracts of marriage are void ab initio in light of recent IHC judgment...
THRED. “Sara” is a survivor from #Oklahoma. She doesn’t remember when her father began coming to to her bedroom at night. She became pregnant with her first child at age 14. Her father convinced her mother that Sara had been sleeping around and that’s how to became pregnant.
They found an unmarried 37 y/o member of their community to marry Sara before the child was born. This happened legally in #Oklahoma less than 10 years ago. #Oklahoma is one of several states in the #USA that after Judiciary & parental exceptions there is no min age to marry
When Sara was 20 she entered into a homeless shelter with 5 children that she had given birth too during the marriage. Sara had no control over her body or access to family planning. With not even a high school education she found herself in a shelter with her children because
@LeilaWalsh8 @PatriarchyCosts Thx yes, as I mention in the link hilaryburrage.com/2021/10/10/chi…
...several American states have no legal restrictions on age at marriage, and others permit girls to marry at 12, 13 or 14. On the other hand, however, the past quarter-century, since 1998, has seen the emergence 1/>
...several American states have no legal restrictions on age at marriage, and others permit girls to marry at 12, 13 or 14. On the other hand, however, the past quarter-century, since 1998, has seen the emergence 1/>
@LeilaWalsh8 @PatriarchyCosts 2/n
in some parts of the USA of ‘purity balls’, where fathers pledge to protect their daughters, who in return pledge to remain virgins (‘pure’) until they marry. The parallels here with traditional practices elsewhere stretching back millennia, 2/>
in some parts of the USA of ‘purity balls’, where fathers pledge to protect their daughters, who in return pledge to remain virgins (‘pure’) until they marry. The parallels here with traditional practices elsewhere stretching back millennia, 2/>
@LeilaWalsh8 @PatriarchyCosts 3/n
..where ‘purity’ is ‘guaranteed’ by FGM and other similar arrangements must be noted.
But as you say, in some USA states (Boston women lawyers, another example) legislators are now tackling this, thanks goodness #CEFM #ChildBrides
hilaryburrage.com/2021/10/10/chi…
..where ‘purity’ is ‘guaranteed’ by FGM and other similar arrangements must be noted.
But as you say, in some USA states (Boston women lawyers, another example) legislators are now tackling this, thanks goodness #CEFM #ChildBrides
hilaryburrage.com/2021/10/10/chi…
As we approach the end of 2021, we want to look back at all we've accomplished this year:
We ended #ChildMarriage in not one but TWO states this year! Both #RhodeIsland and #NewYork signed laws making the marriage age #18NoExceptions!
We ended #ChildMarriage in not one but TWO states this year! Both #RhodeIsland and #NewYork signed laws making the marriage age #18NoExceptions!
We took our first in-person trip in over a year to stand alongside #RI @GovDanMcKee as he signed #H5387/ #S398 and made #RhodeIsland the fifth U.S. state to ban all marriage before 18, without exceptions! @JulieCasimiroRI
We also hosted a #ChainIn Celebration in #NYC after #NewYork became the 6th U.S. state to #EndChildMarriage after 6 long years of our tireless advocacy! That definitely deserved a celebration! @SalazarSenate @PhilRamos6AD #YearInReview #EndChildMarriageUSA #6Down44ToGo
On May 23, 2013, Chhota Devi from Rajasthan was married off when she was just 14-year-old. She faced threats from her husband and in-laws, was terrorised by caste-panchayat and was thrown out of the house by her parents. She also had to drop out of college following a scare.
Eventually, Devi learned to work at a ticket counter of a cinema hall. Almost eight years later, a local court in Jodhpur last week finally nullified her child marriage with Mahendra Sihag.
According to Devi, now 21, Sihag is 'a good for nothing drunkard'. Devi said she does not know Sihag's exact age but recalls that he was around 23 back in 2013.
We are disgusted to hear the news of MNA Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi’s marriage to a 14-yr old girl from Chitral who was a student of Government Girls High School, Jughoor, where her DOB had been recorded as Oct 28, 2006, which means that she hasn’t attained the age of marriage.
We march, organize & advocate because in this patriarchal country, men in power are blatantly undermining the few laws that are there to protect women and girls.
In Pakistan, every 5th girl is married under the age of 18.
In Pakistan, every 5th girl is married under the age of 18.
Sindh is the only province in Pakistan which has updated the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 increasing the marriageable age to 18.
It has further made the act a punishable offence. A man, above 18 years, who contracts a child marriage, could now be imprisoned for three years.
It has further made the act a punishable offence. A man, above 18 years, who contracts a child marriage, could now be imprisoned for three years.
Thread: Different mafias with set patterns appears as you observe #ForcedConversion & #ChildMarriage cases in Karachi. Starts with crime of seducing a child & grooming her for sexual relations. Mostly done by someone in neighborhood. This helps abductor lure the child to avoid...
Creating a scene at the time of abduction. Please note abducting a child under 14 with intent to subject her to lust is a crime under 364A which is punishable with either death of life imprisonment. Then on the same day preparations are in place for forced conversion. Lahore High
Court has held that a child of 14yrs of age is not sui juris (Latin for "of one's own right") and hence cannot contract new religion on his or her own. At this stage comes the Sanad-e-Islam and here a few cleric seems to be running a known channel for abductors for
#Iran regime institutionalized Misogyny
The so-called “Islamic” Republic regime has ruled
Iran for nearly 40 years with its deviated, backward
interpretation of Islam. women.ncr-iran.org/2020/06/09/ins…
The so-called “Islamic” Republic regime has ruled
Iran for nearly 40 years with its deviated, backward
interpretation of Islam. women.ncr-iran.org/2020/06/09/ins…
THREAD (PART 3 of 4): Why you shouldn’t trust @QuilliamOrg ‘s report on #groominggangs & the claim that 84% of “grooming gang offenders” are Asian. An evidence-based critique. 1/
It ignores well-known biases in crime data, such as whether victims disclose (‘self-selection bias’), whether reports are investigated/prosecuted (‘institutional bias’) & whether convictions make the news (‘media bias’) 2/
If using news sources, it's a big mistake to overlook #mediabias – especially as coverage of “grooming gangs” has been very racialised. Crimes involving sex, children & race ‘sell' & stories fitting an established narrative tend to get more coverage. (bit.ly/2q7WLKq) 3/
1/ Thread: The truth behind the government's claim that #Aadhaar will check child marriages, #dowry blackmail, bigamy & Violence against women. google.co.in/amp/s/m.busine…
2/. A network of wedding scam artists, where women would make fake #Aadhaars ids (so they couldn't be identified), marry unsuspecting men, rob them and then flee. m.bhaskar.com/news/MP-IND-HM…
3/. In UP, a family got an #Aadhaar made stating their daughter is 18, when she's actually 11 years, and got her married. The girl reported her family! Or we'd never catch this #childmarriage. Govt says #Aadhaar is the "Voice of Truth." An absolute must! timesnownews.com/india/article/…
