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Mass Arrests From Child Marriage Crackdown Trigger Indian Women To Protest
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February 18, 2023
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Since February 3rd, more than 2,400 people in the Indian state of Assam have been arrested, which include husbands and relatives of alleged child brides, along with the priests who conducted the marriages. Hundreds of women have protested against the measure initiated by the Assam state government. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam’s Chief Minister, stated that the government received police reports regarding child marriages that have named more than 8,100 people. He also told the authorities to act with "zero tolerance.” Although it’s illegal for girls under 18 to marry in India, the practice persists in many parts of the country due to poverty and patriarchal traditions. However, there are exceptions for Muslims in the country, who mostly get married under the Muslim Personal Law, and it is legal for girls to marry once they reach puberty. Government data reports that more than two out of every ten girls are married before they turn 18. The protesting women said the men arrested by authorities were primary breadwinners for their families, and they were completely dependent on them. "My husband works in the fields, and I'm completely dependent on him," one woman told reporters, adding that she doesn’t know how to seek legal help since she only has a primary school level of education.
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Mass Arrests From Child Marriage Crackdown Trigger Indian Women to Protest
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