US EditionColombian Congress votes to end child marriages after 17-year-long campaign
- Colombia's Congress has voted to eradicate child marriage laws after a 17-year campaign, prompting the proposal to prohibit marriages for those under 18 years of age.
- The proposal, presented in 2023, highlights the slogan 'they're girls, not wives' to reform existing laws forcing young girls into marriages.
- Once signed into law, Colombia will join 11 other nations in Latin America and the Caribbean in banning child marriages.
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Colombia's initiative to eliminate child marriage materialized in the Colombian Senate, which approved a bill to end early unions in the country. It is entitled: 'They are girls, not wives', and will become law when it is sanctioned by President Gustavo Petro.
Colombian Congress votes to end child marriages after 17-year-long campaign
Colombia’s Congress has voted to eradicate the law that allowed child marriages with parental consent after a 17-year campaign against it. This comes after eight failed attempts to pass the bill through the House and Senate. The new proposal will prohibit the marriage of anyone below 18 years of age and is aimed at protecting the rights of minors. However, Colombian President Gustavo Petro still needs to sign the bill into law.
The Colombian Senate approved this Wednesday in a final debate a bill that eliminates child marriage and early unions, with what will become law once...
On Wednesday, the Colombian parliament approved a law that will ban marriages of people under the age of 18 in this South American country. Until now, in Colombia, children from the age of 14 could get married with the consent of their parents, mostly underage girls. El País reported about it. All that remains for the new law to be signed is the President's signature.
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