Yemen: end child marriage
Human Rights Watch calls on the Yemeni government to speed up a draft Child Rights Law. The law would set 18 as Yemen's minimum age of marriage.
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According to the video's description, dated Sana'a, 27 April 2014, the Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohammad Makhlafi, submitted the proposed law to Prime Minister Mohammad Basindawa on that day. Human Rights Watch says the Prime Minister should ensure a cabinet review and send the law to parliament for prompt passage.