Child marriage in Africa: a human rights violation
Child marriage is a human rights violation.
It increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, cervical cancer and death in childbirth. It also leads to obstetric fistulas, premature births and the death of newborns.
Child marriage prevents girls from getting an education and deprives them of growing up with others of their own age.
The post calls on everyone to join hands to stop child marriage in Africa: by influencing policies so that those responsible are punished, and by raising awareness that empowers women and parents.