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The fatwa, which has no legal force but is influential, urges the government to amend a 1974 Law on Marriage to raise the minimum marriage age for women to 18. (Photo: Twitter)

Indonesian women's group issues edict against child marriage

UNICEF, the UN children's agency, welcomed the edict, describing it as a landmark moment in efforts to end child marriage in Indonesia.

28 Apr 2017 6:00 PM

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