Stigmabase | Las américas

Child Marriage in Latin America  - The practice of child marriage also has been overlooked in Central America, where institutionalized racism, poverty , ambiguous laws, and lack of ...

Gang violence in Central America fuels child marriage  - Gang violence in Central America fuels child marriage ... While most Latin American countries ban marriage until 18, children can get married at a ...

Child marriage a scourge for millions of girls : " Child marriage is most common in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. * In many developing countries the practice is illegal but the law is often not enforced or it operates alongside customary and religious laws. ... Reuters "

Child marriage a scourge for millions of girls : " Child marriage is most common in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. * In many developing countries the practice is illegal but the law is often not enforced or it operates alongside customary and religious laws. ... Reuters "

Did Zika Impact Sex Education in El Salvador? - El Salvador leads Latin America in unintended adolescent pregnancy and femicide. One in eight women reports experiencing physical or sexual violence, and until August 2017, child marriage under age 18, was legal under certain circumstances. Reproductive health education is extremely limited, ...