Categories
General

Legal Marriage Age Changed to 7 for Muslim Girls from a Gazette Notification?

New Gazette&nbspnotification&nbsphas come final month.

Here is the government site hyperlink: http://www.gic.gov.lk/gic/index.php?selection=com_information&amptask=information&ampid=1847&amplang=en

Read meticulously…above age of 12 years, Quasi does not have to approve. Below age of 12 years, Quasi has to approve. Quasi can approve up to age of 7 years.

Isn’t this a violation of girls and youngsters rights and all the accepted norms of a civilized society? This law has to be changed to 18 years as with the typical law in Sri Lanka.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *