Sierra Leone passes historic bill to end child marriage
Sierra Leone’s parliament has approved The Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024.
In the time it has taken to read this article 29 girls under the age of 18 have been married
Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18
That is 23 girls every minute
Nearly 1 every 2 seconds
Data sources
- [1] 2019 Human Rights Council Resolution on child early and forced marriage
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