Still no ban on child marriages in Malaysia

The Bigger Picture · The Daily Digest · 20 Nov 2019 · 02:00 pm · 21 mins listen

It's Universal Children's Day today, a day whose goal it is to improve child welfare worldwide and promote and celebrate children’s rights. But here in Malaysia, the federal government announced they cannot enforce a ban on child marriages nationwide as seven states are not cooperating. We explore.

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Juliet Jacobs

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Juliet Jacobs,Lim Sue Ann,Sumitra Selvaraj

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Politics,Law and Legal Matters,Social Issues

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The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, child marriage, child marriage ban, Universal Children's Day, child welfare, children's rights

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