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Fighting child marriage in Niger

2 Jun 2015

While Niger has made some gains, like reducing child mortality, it's still a pretty bad place for women and girls. Three out of four girls under 18 are married, which means they were forced to marry as minors, and can't complete their school education. But some girls are fighting for their rights, like a young woman DW's Naomi Conrad met in Southern Niger.
education women mothers children's right niger child marriage
Place Discussed
Niger
Published in
Niger
Rights URI
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Source
Europeana https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2051904/data_euscreenXL_1654913

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