(Mar 12, 2013)--Young Ethiopian women tell UK law-makers about efforts to end early
marriage. Across the globe, one in three women will be beaten or sexually
abused in their lifetime.
Girls and developing countries are vulnerable to particular abuses including domestic violence, female genital mutilation, forced and early marriage and violence within schools and workplaces.
Girls and developing countries are vulnerable to particular abuses including domestic violence, female genital mutilation, forced and early marriage and violence within schools and workplaces.
On a
recent visit to Ethiopia, MPs from the International Development
Committee at the House of Commons examined how overseas aid projects
funded by the British government work with local communities to
challenge attitudes to early marriage in ways that can help young women
and girls to pursue education and other life choices before they marry
as adults...
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