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Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage with New Legislation

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Sierra Leone has introduced a new law prohibiting child marriage, with President Julius Maada Bio signing the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act into law. The legislation makes it illegal for anyone involved in the marriage of a girl under 18 to be jailed for at least 15 years and fined around $45,000. This move aims to address the widespread practice of child marriage in West and Central Africa, where hundreds of thousands of girls are married before turning 18.

  1. SL
    Julius Maada Bio
    1. This is an accomplishment that will define my administration.
    2. Together, we want to build an empowered Sierra Leone where women are given an even platform to reach their full potential. I have always believed that the future of Sierra Leone is female.

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Child Health
  2. 2.Sierra Leone under Julius Maada Bio

countries

  1. 1.NamibiaNA
  2. 2.Sierra LeoneSL
  3. 3.Tanzania, United Republic ofTZ
  4. 4.ZambiaZM

organizations

  1. 1.UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  2. 2.US Bureau of African Affairs
  3. 3.FacebookUS
  4. 4.Human Rights Watch
  5. 5.Save the ChildrenGB

persons

  1. 1.Julius Maada BioSL
  2. 2.Betty Kabari
  3. 3.Fatima Bio
  4. 4.Khadijatu Barrie
  5. 5.Patrick Analo

technicals

  1. 1.Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
Sierra Leone Outlaws Child Marriage with New Legislation