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01 Aug 2011 18:18
By Lisa Anderson
NEW YORK (TrustLaw) - Child marriage is a global scourge that steals the innocence of millions of girls, perpetuating a cycle of poverty, ignorance and discrimination down through the generations, rights groups say.
A girl under the age of 18 is married every three seconds -- that's 10 million every year -- often without her consent and sometimes to a much older man, according to the children's charity Plan UK.
"This is one of the biggest development issues of our time and we're committed to raising the voices of millions of girls married against their will," said Marie Staunton, chief executive of Plan UK in her introduction to Breaking Vows, a global report on child marriage.
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