Mozambique: Premature marriage is attack on human rights of adolescent girls – minister

Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs, VerĂ³nica Macamo, on Wednesday pledged to fight premature marriages, considering them an attack on the human rights of adolescent girls. VerĂ³nica Macamo pointed out that almost one in two Mozambican children under the age of 17 are forced to live in a marriage with an older man, or 48 per … Continue reading Mozambique: Premature marriage is attack on human rights of adolescent girls – minister