Monday, September 7, 2015

Iran: Over 40,000 Girls under Age 15 Married Each Year in Iran - NEWS

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
September 4, 2015

     "Official Iranian government statistics show that tens of thousands of girls under the age of 15 are married off by their families each year in Iran.
     The numbers may actually even be quite higher. Many families in Iran do not register underage marriages, or do so illegally, according to attorney Shima Ghoosheh, who spoke to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran."
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