America's Child Marriage Problem
Some states don’t have an age requirement to get married and that is a problem. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. https://www.tytnetwork.com/go “Michelle DeMello walked into the clerk’s office in Colorado thinking for sure someone would save […]
End Child Marriage in New York
New York State’s legislators and governor should back a proposed law to help end child marriage in New York, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to New York lawmakers. In the period from 2001 to 2010, 3,850 children under the age of 18 married in New York State. Child marriage is any marriage […]
Yemen's displaced living in poor conditions
(11 Jan 2017) Yemen’s displaced are living in poor conditions and many say they don’t know “where to go” to escape the intense fightings in some areas. They say they are fleeing from shelling from Houthis, and also by airstrikes from the Saudi-led coalition, caught between the two sides in the nearly-two-year-old war. Since April […]
Bride Trade. Fighting Tanzania's child bride tradition.
More films about Africa: https://rtd.rt.com/tags/africa/ In Tanzania, it is against the law to marry underage girls. The punishment for those responsible – the husband and the parents of the bride who allowed the wedding to happen – is up to 30 years in prison. Nevertheless, there are families who continue to follow the tradition and […]
From child, to bride, to mother: Child marriage in Nepal
37% of Nepalese girls are married before the age of 18. The causes of child marriage range from poverty, food insecurity, and lack of alternatives such as access to education. Girls Not Brides met 18 year-old Sangita to find out how she went from being a teenager at school to married and pregnant at the […]
Female photographers challenge taboos in Yemen
(29 Dec 2016) LEAD IN: Yemeni female photographers and models are challenging social taboos in the country. After facing some difficulties at the start of their careers, they now say they can do their job with pride. STORY-LINE: Photographer Sahya Al-Asbahi is hard at work. She’s one a small number of professional female photographers working […]
CHILD BRIDES of ISLAM.
What we consider pedophilia Islam calls marriage, THIS IS GOING ON IN 91 COUNTRIES, and now England makes 92. source
Yemen's Child Labour
In Yemen, children like Omar are forced out of school to go to work because of the ongoing civil war, which began in 2015. There are nearly 2 million children out of school in the country and this is considered a dangerous indicator for these children to become vulnerable to joining the labour market. Subscribe: […]
Yemeni refugees in Somalia struggling to survive
Refugees from war-torn Yemen who fled to Somalia say they are struggling to survive, with little access to food, education and healthcare. The International Organization for Migration says at least 6,000 Yemeni refugees have arrived since March 2015. source
Meet Yemen's First Female Rapper: Amani Yahya | Refinery29
Considered Yemen’s first female rapper, Yahya has overcome many challenges, even death threats, to pursue her art and passion for music. Yahya uses her voice to be an activist, using her music to reflect on what’s happening in the war-torn country of Yemen, highlighting issues like women’s rights and child marriage while challenging stereotypes and […]