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UN ‘concerned’ over Taliban law that includes provision on child marriage

South China Morning Post · · 276 words · By Associated Press
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“The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the UN expressed 'grave concern' regarding a new Taliban decree on marriage separation that includes provisions on child marriage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization. All members have equal representation in the United Nations General Assembly. The Charter of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Na…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to themselves by their state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the Afghan ruling government, as well as a po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United Nations Security Council resolution 1267 was adopted unanimously on 15 October 1999. After recalling resolutions 1189 (1998), 1193 (1998) and 1214 (1998) on the situation in Afghanistan, the Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Counci…
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“The government rejected the accusations, saying the decree follows Islamic law and insisting the country has already banned the forced marriage of girls.”
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While the evidence confirms the existence of the decree and the UN's reaction, the provided search results do not explicitly contain the Taliban government's specific rebuttal claiming the decree follows Islamic law or their insistence that forced marriage is banned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to themselves by their state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the Afghan ruling government, as well as a po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taliban hold strict standards for women's behaviour and dress, based on a fundamentalist interpretation of the Hanafi jurisprudence which is enforced through surveillance and force. Human rights g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatment_of_women_by_the_Tali…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States–Taliban deal, officially known as the Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the United States of America and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (commonly known as the T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Taliban_deal
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“Afghanistan’s justice ministry published Decree No 18 “on judicial separation of spouses” last week”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Afghanistan's Ministry of Justice published Decree No 18 'on judicial separation of spouses'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afghanistan is an Islamic theocratic emirate ruled by the Taliban movement, in which the supreme leader's word is law and religious doctrine. Supreme leaders issue decrees from isolation in Kandahar, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_decrees_by_Hibatullah_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Pashto: د امربالمعروف، نهی عن المنکر او شکایتونو اورېدلو وزارت; Dari: وزارت امر بالمعروف، نهی عن المنکر وسمع شکایات) is the state…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_for_the_Propagation_o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Current and past governments of Afghanistan have included a Minister of Justice (Dari: وزارت عدلیه افغانستان, Pashto: د افغانستان د عدلیې وزارت) in the Afghan cabinet. The Ministry of Justice of Afgha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(Afghanist…
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“it says the silence of a girl reaching puberty can be interpreted as consent to marriage”
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Three separate web search results confirm that the decree states the silence of a girl reaching puberty can be interpreted as consent to marriage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Beneš decrees were a series of laws drafted by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile in the absence of the Czechoslovak parliament during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II. Th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state, judge, royal figure, or other relevant authorities, according to certain procedures. These procedures are usually defined by the co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree
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“It also includes a section on the separation of girls who reach puberty and are married, which “implies that child marriage is permitted”, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said”
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Multiple sources, including direct references to UNAMA statements, confirm that the UNAMA stated the section on separation for girls reaching puberty implies child marriage is permitted.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was a unitary presidential republic in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2021. The state was established to replace the Afghan interim (2001–2002) and transitional (2002–200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Afghanista…
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“The decree stipulates that a marriage can be ruled invalid “if a father or grandfather has given a minor girl or boy without any dowry, not enough dowry or obscene embezzlement”.”
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Only one source ('Taliban introduces law to recognise child marriage...') mentions that marriages involving unfair dowry or non-compatible spouses would be considered invalid. Other sources do not mention this specific detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Authority to fathers, grandfathers over child marriage. Another provision states that marriages involving an unfair dowry or a "non-compatible" spouse would be considered invalid.
https://news24online.com/world/taliban-introduces-law-to-rec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 establishes automatic wage garnishment procedures for maintenance orders, allowing direct collection from the obligor’s salary or business income.
https://wirestork.com/what-legal-remedies-may-be-pursued-by-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Where a marriage is invalid it may be void or voidable.The annulment of marriage in Nigeria may be asserted by any person but where the marriage is voidable only one of the Spouses can do so because u…
https://www.resolutionlawng.com/annulment-of-marriage-in-nig…
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“It also says that a girl given away in marriage by her father or grandfather to a man who “has not treated her with kindness or is well known for his bad choices … has the right to approach the court to cancel the marriage contract upon reaching puberty”.”
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The specific detail regarding the right to cancel a marriage contract upon reaching puberty if the man is known for 'bad choices' or 'unkind treatment' is only explicitly paraphrased/referenced in one source (The Independent), while other sources mention the general ability to seek annulment after puberty without the specific 'bad choices' criteria.
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web search NEUTRAL — By devoting a chapter on separation for girls who reach puberty and who are married, the Decree implies that child marriage is permitted. It also allows for a girl’s silence as she reaches puberty to …
https://unama.unmissions.org/en/news/unama-statement-on-afgh…
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web search NEUTRAL — When their decree says a girl may seek annulment “after puberty”, it means: you can marry her now; she may petition the court that gave her away the day her body first bleeds.
https://www.independent.co.uk/world/child-marriage-afghanist…
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