As New York becomes sixth US state to ban child marriage, activists point out there are still 44 left to go, writes Lucy Anna Gray
Fraidy Reiss, a survivor of forced marriage and founder of Unchained at Last, said: “We are here to celebrate that New York just ended child marriage, but we are also here to protest that 44 states still allow this human rights abuse to happen.”
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