Four minors were allowed to marry last year under “special circumstances,” the Gender Ministry confirmed Wednesday in a statement.
In a statement which was released by the ministry to refuse mostly Haveeru’s claims that Maldives is a “paradise for pedophiles” and that the Gender Ministry’s Child Rights Unit headed by Mazeena Jameel, allowed children to marry under “special circumstances”, ironically the ministry itself confirmed that last year, four under-18s were allowed to marry under “special circumstances.” The ministry said that the Justice Ministry had asked the Gender Ministry to “advise” the Family court on such issues, and that during the period February 2006 to July 2007, 59 such cases were referred. “Out of these, only four children were given official permission to marry.”
Source: http://www.haveeru.com.mv/beta/english/?page=details&id=17664
August 18, 2007 at 4:58 pm
I see that you are putting an effort into this blog. But wouldn’t it be more useful and productive if you concentrated more on providing information for abused children (or children and individuals in general), on how to handle being abused, how to counsel others who are being abused, on the tell tale signs that a child is being abused, about possible steps to take if you feel or know that a child is being abused? I just think this kind of dissemination of information and raising of awareness would be better than limiting the blog to making a list of the cases of child abuse reported in the country.
BTW you did not leave an email address to contact you at. I can be reached via admin<>siyah.ws. If you can let me know your plans maybe I might be able to join in.
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August 19, 2007 at 12:19 am
Siyah,
Thank you for your ideas. My plans for this blog are almost the same as your ideas and I am working on them. Thanx once again.
FYI – My email address is on the About page of this blog.