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Loving the girl child - Express Buzz
Loving the girl child Express Buzz, India - 23 Sep 2008 According to Indian law , it is illegal to facilitate the marriage of a girl under the age of 18. But research by the UNICEF indicated the illegal marriage ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:14:53 GMT
Saudis Campaign Against Child Marriage - Islam Online
Saudis Campaign Against Child Marriage Islam Online, Qatar - 19 Sep 2008 The activists are planning to file a petition with the Saudi Justice Ministry on September 23, to demand a law criminalizing the marriage of girls under 17. ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:35:37 GMT
Microsoft and Google pull sex selection product ads after India ... - Catholic News Agency
Catholic News Agency Microsoft and Google pull sex selection product ads after India ... Catholic News Agency, CO - 18 Sep 2008 Most Indians reportedly prefer sons, who are considered breadwinners, to girls, who are seen as an economic burden because of her marriage dowry and their ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:44:41 GMT
Common marriage registration form to secure NRI brides' future - Hindustan Times
Common marriage registration form to secure NRI brides' future Hindustan Times, India - 12 Sep 2008 The bride and the groom will also have to state that there had been no exchange of dowry , they are not blood relations, and other details in the four-page ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:53:46 GMT
India: An Act to The Rescue - NewsBlaze
India : An Act to The Rescue NewsBlaze, CA - 1 Oct 2008 (Our government has made this law for the safety of women. As per the law , no one can throw a married woman out of her house and, if anyone does, ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:58:00 GMT
Anti-dowry laws abused by women - Merinews
Anti- dowry laws abused by women Merinews, India - 21 Sep 2008 Anti- dowry law in India protects married Indian women from being abused by their in- laws for fetching inadequate dowry . Ironically, incidents reveal a ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:17:51 GMT
In Tradition-Bound India, Female, Divorced and Happy - Washington Post
Washington Post In Tradition-Bound India , Female, Divorced and Happy Washington Post, United States - 19 Sep 2008 Because of both societal shame and financial pressures to repay dowries , divorce has been so scorned as to be a whispered secret, especially among India's ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:13:48 GMT
Australia based Punjabi NRI alleges unfair advantage of Indian ... - PunjabNewsline.com
Australia based Punjabi NRI alleges unfair advantage of Indian ... PunjabNewsline.com, India - 18 Sep 2008 We went back to India after a week and during the time we spent in Mauritius we never had any relationship with each other. After two weeks of our marriage , ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:16:41 GMT