Pakistan sends ‘important signal’ of hope in a gloomy world of pushbacks on women’s rights | The Guardian

The city of Islamabad has moved to ban child marriage, which politicians say is a mark of the country bucking global trends to stand behind its women.

During last week’s tense debate over whether the Pakistan senate should pass a bill banning child marriage, Naseema Ehsan stood up to speak. “I got married at 13 years old and I want child marriage to be banned,” said the 50-year-old senator. Read more

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