Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
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Country closes 137-year legal loophole, becoming one of 12 in Latin America and the Caribbean to entirely ban marriage for minors

Summary

Colombia has banned child marriage after 17 years of advocacy and eight failed legislative attempts, closing a 137-year legal loophole that allowed minors to marry with parental consent or cohabit as informal spouses.

The new law, “They are Girls, Not Wives,” aligns Colombia with international standards and makes it one of 12 Latin American countries to entirely prohibit marriage under 18.

Advocacy groups celebrated the historic victory but emphasized the need for policies addressing poverty, machismo, and systemic inequalities that fuel child marriage, particularly in rural and Indigenous communities.

    • Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      54·
      2 days ago

      whites, even “progressive” ones, will say anything to distract from the fact that the only group supporting fascism en masse (in the US and the rest of the world) are themselves

        • Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          33·
          1 day ago

          lmao, predictable

          anti-white racism is not a thing. racism is a system of domination white people (or rather the people who would go on to call themselves white) invented to facilitate colonialism

          and yes, white people are the only ones overwhelmingly supporting fascism because fascism’s main promise is to maintain (and reinforce) white supremacy and racism. it’s not hard to understand