This 13 year-old child on wedding night Amazing News in Yemen Must Watch

An eight year-old child bride in Yemen on her wedding night after suffering internal Human rights organizations are calling for the arrest of her husband, who was five times her age. Al Nahar, Lebanon, reported that the occurred in the tribal area of Hardh in northwestern Yemen, which borders Saudi Arabia. This brings even more attention to the already existing issue of forced child marriages in the Middle East.

 It is reported that over a quarter of Yemen's young girls are married before the age of 15. Not only do they lose access to health and education, these child brides are commonly subjected to physical, emotional and violence in their forced marriages. One of the main issues is that there is currently no consistent established definition of a "child" that has been agreed upon worldwide. This leaves various interpretations within countries and little protection for those who are affected.

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