Thursday, June 1, 2017

Indian teens pick up the phone to save their friends from child marriage

Indian teens pick up the phone to save their friends from child marriage
Two months ago, an Indian police officer set up a new helpline that people could call to report child marriages. And then, teenagers started calling. According to The Hindu newspaper, police are receiving more tip-offs than ever about illegal child marriages in remote, rural areas after a campaign in high schools in the Kalaburagi district […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/06/01/indian-teens-pick-up-the-phone-to-save-their-friends-from-child-marriage/

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