Traditional leaders urged to increase efforts to end child marriage

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• Guv'ner 11 months ago

  Efforts are being made to "end child marriage" which is below 18 yrs, yet thenkaw permits them to have sex at 16 years, resulting in single mothers and abortions. When will any of us be wise enough to stop this contradiction? ...
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  Efforts are being made to "end child marriage" which is below 18 yrs, yet thenkaw permits them to have sex at 16 years, resulting in single mothers and abortions. When will any of us be wise enough to stop this contradiction? We seem to create problems then ignore them while complaining about the results.

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• Guv'ner 11 months ago

  ....yet the law permits them....

  ....yet the law permits them....

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• Esi 11 months ago

  All these are cultural and traditional issues which in my view must be looked at in a positive way looking at scientific research on the issue.
  
  How does someone at 16 have unprotected sex knowing the consequences just as a ...
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  All these are cultural and traditional issues which in my view must be looked at in a positive way looking at scientific research on the issue.
  
  How does someone at 16 have unprotected sex knowing the consequences just as an 18 year old but rules in marriage differ.
  
  Something is not right. It is the same old people who mostly marry them young.
  
  I think, mostly the root cause is due to poverty.

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• Ato 11 months ago

  I hate to hear united nations this and that when they want to force LGBTQ on us and advising us on what to do with our culture.
  
  I think, our traditional leaders must look into that seriously and do whatever it takes not to ...
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  I hate to hear united nations this and that when they want to force LGBTQ on us and advising us on what to do with our culture.
  
  I think, our traditional leaders must look into that seriously and do whatever it takes not to disadvantage any child by pushing marriage on them at very young ages.

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• The Devil’s Advocate 11 months ago

  Not sure what role traditional rulers can play in curbing this menace when most of them are perpetrators.However any cultural practice that does not benefit society needs to change by whatever means available.The government h ...
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  Not sure what role traditional rulers can play in curbing this menace when most of them are perpetrators.However any cultural practice that does not benefit society needs to change by whatever means available.The government has a responsibility to enforce the laws

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