Celebrating Another Child Marriage in Guerrero · Global Voices

The dissemination of a video that shows what appears to be a child wedding between two minors generated outrage on social networks.According to local media reports, the ceremony took place this weekend in the municipality of Tlacoachistlahuaca, in Guerrero, in the indigenous community of San Pedro Cuitlapan.In the images, supposedly recorded on Sunday, May 4, teenagers are observed dancing the waltz amid applause and cheers “for the boyfriends”,…

Chilpancingo, Mexico.- Two children from the San Pedro Cuitlapan community, in the guerrilla municipality of Tlacochistlahuaca, married even though it is prohibited by law. The wedding, between a 13-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, was held last Sunday and was broadcast on social networks. "A round of applause to the parents of the bride, Mr. Andrés Díaz Severo and Mrs. Antonia García Santiago", is heard saying to the master of ceremonies in…

+ Seek to protect the rights of children and adolescents through coordinated actions Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas; 07 May 2025.- The Secretariat for Women and Gender Equality (Semuigen) and the United Nations Population Fund in Mexico (UNFPA) welcomed the signing of a collaboration agreement, the aim of which is to implement in Chiapas a model of intervention to prevent child marriages and forced unions.

Children as young as 12 years old were married a few days ago with the consent of their parents in the state of Guerrero, in Mexico. This wedding has gone viral and generated indignation among Mexican society. International media indicated that the wedding took place on Sunday, May 4, in the town of San Pedro Cuitlapa, municipality of Tlacoaschistlahuaca. Everything came to light thanks to a video in which you can see the children dancing at the…

On social networks the celebration of these two minors, dressed in black and white, accompanied by friends and relatives, was made public. Hey! We are also in Whatsapp. It begins to follow us now The authorities of the technical coordination of the state civil registry system clarified that the event did not have an official validity. They detailed that it was only a celebration by the children's family.

Staff ED.- A wedding between two children under the age of 13 and 14 celebrated in the community Ñuu Savi of San Pedro Cuitlapan, Guerrero, sparked a strong controversy on social networks. The event was made with music, cake and gifts, which generated criticism for normalizing a prohibited practice. Child marriages are prohibited by law since [...]