(PR RELEASE) With 130 million South Asian girls likely to have no choice but into very very very early wedding by 2030, the us government of Nepal is hosting a convening on utilising the law to finish youngster wedding, specially centering on the way the lack of federal government accountability is resulting in these human being legal rights violations against ladies.
The convening today offers officials from user states regarding the Southern Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)—including representatives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Asia, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka— users of civil culture in addition to Southern Asia Initiative to get rid of Violence against Children (SAIEVAC) which led the growth of a local action plan to finish son or daughter wedding set for enforcement in 2015. The guts for Reproductive Rights and SAIEVAC are the lead organizers of the convening.
“Too numerous girls in Southern Asia are forced into wedding and robbed of these youth,” said Melissa Upreti, local manager for Asia at the Center for Reproductive Rights.
“Governments in the region were complicit in violating the basic liberties of girls by failing woefully to efficiently prohibit and discipline kid marriages. It’s time South Asian governments simply take the tangible actions required to eradicate son or daughter wedding in your community through legislation reform and enforcement.”