Did you know? Countries where child marriage and marital rape are legal
In some parts of the world, "no" still does not mean "no" within marriage. This video from the "Did you know?" series looks at countries where child marriage and marital rape are legal.
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India and Singapore
According to the video, non-consensual sex within marriage is not a criminal offence in Singapore and India. It is not treated as rape as long as the wife is above a certain age: 15 in India, and only 13 in Singapore.
In October 2017, India took a major step forward for girls' rights. A ruling found that if a man has sex with his wife when she is between 15 and 18, it counts as rape.
The age of consent in India is 18. Before the ruling, there was a loophole when a man was married to an underage girl; that loophole has now been closed.
Child marriage is illegal in India, but it is still widespread in parts of the country.
Yemen
In Yemen, where child marriage is widespread, there is no minimum age that defines rape within marriage.