Child Marriage: Southeast Asia’s Misery
In Indonesia, 375 underaged girls marry every single day, averaging one out of every nine girls in the country, according to a new study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Nor is Indonesia alone. Cambodia holds the highest birth rate among females aged 15-19 at 57 per 1000, followed by Thailand. Indonesia is third at 48.
In fact, across Sout…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.