"... while 186 of 193 countries have ratified the CEDAW treaty, the USA shamefully remains as one of only seven countries that has to date refused to ratify it. We join Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Nauru, Palau, & Tonga on this indefensible list. Therefore, CEDAW does not apply in the US. Meanwhile, no Federal legislation exists to ban #ChildMarriage in the US either." https://qasimrashid.substack.com/p/america-has-a-child-marriage-epidemicand
We had to forbid men from marrying children because the scale of this child rape was so bad that it required laws to stop it. So any time you think we don't need laws to stop mens predatory behavior, remember how most men were willing to rape children and get them pregnant in childhood. It is still widely accepted in many countries and remains a hidden problem. #childrape#childmarriage#childbride
#Malaysia's #Assam state has scrapped an 89 yr old law allowing marriage involving #underage#Muslims, against opposition from leaders of minority community who called the plan an attempt to polarise voters on religious lines ahead of elections.
Assam, which has thighest percentage of Muslims among #Indian states at 34%, has previously said it wants to implement uniform #CivilLaws for marriage, divorce, adoption & inheritance.
#Michigan bans #ChildMarriage
Imagine having to pass laws like this in 2023. I can only imagine that most jurisdictions could use these laws. I bet #Quebec is missing some of them.
RSS ideologue Krishna Gopal claims curbs on women ‘had to be imposed’ because of Islamic invasions
According to Gopal, Ram and Krishna were married after reaching a certain age but due to Islamic invaders, child marriage started. He said before Islamic invasions, there was no tradition of ‘sati’ in India.