Reflections of courage: the girl child in Yemen
Arwa Othman, an activist from Yemen, speaks about child marriage and about the threats against women human rights defenders who call for an end to this practice.
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This is the tenth video of the UN Human Rights Office campaign to honour women human rights defenders, marking Beijing+20.
Ms Othman explains how her organisation has worked to change the law in Yemen to raise the minimum age of marriage. In speaking out against child marriage, she and her colleagues have been accused of promoting adultery or of being "non-believers". These dangers have grown in this time of insecurity.
She calls for State authority and the rule of law to be restored, so that all human rights are protected.