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Child marriages increase during pandemic due to struggling economic conditions, report says
After Mai married her husband at 17 years old, she was told by her in-laws she should no longer sing.
Key points:
- Many girls drop out of school after being forced to marry
- Reasons for child marriages include poverty and cultural practices
- Twelve million girls under 18 are married each year,…
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