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Hundreds of child marriages have been revealed in Germany, as new data indicates that girls as young as 11 are being married off to adult men.
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girls → reveal → men
New data revealed that since April 2012, officials in the German state of Baden-Württemberg recorded 358 marriages involving a child.
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officials → reveal → child
But in just eight of these cases were marriages formally annulled.
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marriages → annul → cases
The data was revealed after local politicians from the hard-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party filed a parliamentary inquiry with the state government.
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politicians → reveal → government
It is unclear when or why this marriage was annulled.
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marriage → annul → ?
In 2018, meanwhile, a 14-year-old Afghan girl was married to a 30-year-old Afghan man.
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girl → marry → man
This case also left questions as to when or why this marriage was annulled unanswered.
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marriage → leave → questions
Since 2015, a total of 350 instances of child marriage were recorded.
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total → record → marriage
Many of those who were involved in these partnerships came from countries including Syria, Iraq and Pakistan.
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who → involve → Syria
Nikolaos Boutakoglou, one of the AfD politicians who requested the data, said on X: 'Nearly 40% of child marriages were contracted between Syrians, while child marriages between two Germans account for only 0.3%.'
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marriages → request → %
File image of a child marriage in Afghanistan, which saw Parwana Malik (centre) get sold for the equivalent of £1,600 in land, sheep and cash to a stranger named Qorban (left) so her father could pay for food
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father → file → food
The state government said that despite the hundreds of instances of child marriage, there are not currently any legal proceedings to annul any of them.
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government → say → them
Emely Knoll, the other AfD politician who raised the question of child marriages in the German state, said on her Facebook: 'Child marriages are incompatible with our values.
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marriages → raise → values
'Children have a right to safety, education, and a self-determined future.
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Children → have → safety
That is why we need effective protection, early intervention, and decisive action against forced marriages.'
According to the data from Baden-Württemberg, the vast majority of people who are underage in their marriages are women.
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who → need → marriages
According to the UN, nearly one-in-five women were married before the age of 18.
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women → accord → 18
This proportion is worst in west and central Africa, where 32 per cent of women are married before they turn 18.
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they → marry → 18
Worse still, one-in-25 women across the world are married before they turn 15.
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they → marry → 15
Unicef says child marriage is 'a fundamental violation of human rights'.
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marriage → say → rights
It adds on its website: 'Child marriage often compromises a girl’s development by resulting in early pregnancy and social isolation, interrupting her schooling, limiting her opportunities for career and vocational advancement and placing her at risk of domestic violence.'
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marriage → add → violence
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