Uproar After Somalia Lawmaker Presents Bill to Legalise Child Marriage

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Nurta Mohamed, 13, a Somali girl sits inside her mother's makeshift shelter after she ran away from a suspected forced marriage at the Alafuuto camp for internally displaced persons in Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu, Somalia August 14, 2020. Data from a government survey this year shows that nearly a third of girls are married before their 18th birthday - just under half of those before the age of 15. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Hafsa Ali Osman, 15, a Somali girl suspected of being forced into marriage as a child cooks inside her makeshift shelter at the Alafuuto camp for internally displaced persons in Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu, Somalia August 14, 2020. There is no law mandating a minimum age for marriage in Somalia. A bill introduced in parliament this month by a presidential ally caused a storm of criticism from lawmakers when they realised it would legalise marriage at puberty - as early as 10 for some girls. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Hafsa Ali Osman, a Somali girl, suspected of being forced into marriage as a child walks in front of her makeshift shelter at the Alafuuto camp for internally displaced persons in Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu, Somalia August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Faadumo Ali Fiidow (R) sits with her daughter Hafsa Ali Osman, 15, who is suspected of being forced into marriage, sits outside her makeshift shelter at the Alafuuto camp for internally displaced persons in Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu, Somalia August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Zahra Ahmed Bawe, 14, a Somali girl carries her 2-year-old son as she walks within makeshift shelters at the Alafuuto camp for internally displaced persons in Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu, Somalia August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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Hafsa Ali Osman, 15, a Somali girl suspected of being forced into marriage as a child sits outside her makeshift shelter at the Alafuuto camp for internally displaced persons in Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu, Somalia August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

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