South Sudan: Child Marriage

HRW's Matthew Rullo reports from Juba on the impacts of widespread child marriage in South Sudan.

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March 7, 2013

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South Sudan: End Widespread Child Marriage
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A young, unmarried girl stands amid a herd of cattle outside Bor, the capital of Jonglei State. Cattle carry significant social, economic, and cultural importance for South Sudan's pastoralist ethnic groups, which use cows for payment of dowry.

March 7, 2013

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"This Old Man Can Feed Us, You Will Marry Him"
Agnes Odhiambo
Senior Researcher, Women's Rights Division