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"Your Wife Is Indian": Internet Slams US Politician Over Anti-Migration Comments
Many users were quick to point out that Mr Gill is married to Danielle D'Souza, daughter of prominent conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who is of Indian descent.
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Hina Khan Gets Married To Longtime Beau Rocky Jaiswal: "Forever Sealed In Love And Law"
Hina Khan married her partner Rocky Jaiswal, after 13 years of a committed relationship
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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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'Foreign Wives' For Sale? Chinese Embassy Warns Against Marriage Scams In Bangladesh
The embassy urged individuals to steer clear of illegal marriages, warning that those involved risk being arrested for human trafficking, a charge that can trigger lengthy judicial proceedings.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
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"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand Is First State To Enforce Uniform Civil Code. What Changes
Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand will implement a Uniform Civil Code From January 27, laying a framework for uniform marriage, divorce, property, inheritance and adoption laws for all citizens.
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Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ Couples Wed As Thailand's Equal Marriage Law Takes Effect
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia.
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Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Underage Marriage
Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.
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Vizag Law Student Gang-Raped. Main Accused Boyfriend Who Promised Marriage
A 20-year-old law student in Visakhapatnam was gangraped, allegedly by her boyfriend and three of his friends. The criminal act was recorded and the accused blackmailed her for months.
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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
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"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Law On Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted By Any Personal Law: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law and observed marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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"Your Wife Is Indian": Internet Slams US Politician Over Anti-Migration Comments
Many users were quick to point out that Mr Gill is married to Danielle D'Souza, daughter of prominent conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who is of Indian descent.
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Hina Khan Gets Married To Longtime Beau Rocky Jaiswal: "Forever Sealed In Love And Law"
Hina Khan married her partner Rocky Jaiswal, after 13 years of a committed relationship
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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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'Foreign Wives' For Sale? Chinese Embassy Warns Against Marriage Scams In Bangladesh
The embassy urged individuals to steer clear of illegal marriages, warning that those involved risk being arrested for human trafficking, a charge that can trigger lengthy judicial proceedings.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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Opinion | Role of 'CMPOs' In Ending Child Marriage In India
While laws like the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, and campaigns such as Child Marriage-Free India aim to end the practice, enforcement gaps and deep-rooted social norms allow it to continue.
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"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand Is First State To Enforce Uniform Civil Code. What Changes
Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand will implement a Uniform Civil Code From January 27, laying a framework for uniform marriage, divorce, property, inheritance and adoption laws for all citizens.
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Nearly 2,000 LGBTQ Couples Wed As Thailand's Equal Marriage Law Takes Effect
Almost 2,000 same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect in a first for Southeast Asia.
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Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Underage Marriage
Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.
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Vizag Law Student Gang-Raped. Main Accused Boyfriend Who Promised Marriage
A 20-year-old law student in Visakhapatnam was gangraped, allegedly by her boyfriend and three of his friends. The criminal act was recorded and the accused blackmailed her for months.
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British Woman At Risk Of Death By Stoning After Forced Marriage To Pakistani Uncle
A British woman, coerced into a marriage with her Pakistani uncle, faces the possibility of death by stoning under Shariah law for alleged adultery.
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"Child Marriage Deprives Children Of Agency, Autonomy": Supreme Court
Issuing a slew of directions for the effective implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the Supreme Court said that child marriage deprives children of their agency, autonomy, and right to fully develop and enjoy their childhood
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Law On Child Marriage Cannot Be Stunted By Any Personal Law: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday said the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by traditions under any personal law and observed marriages involving children violate the free will to choose a life partner.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
