Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Bride laws in other countries

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Saudi Arabia: No minimum age for the marriage of girls although the government says it wants to bring in an age limit of 15 years. Saudi Arabia is a signatory of the United Nations Convention­s on the Rights of a Child, which considers those under 18 to be children.

Indonesia: Birthplace of the MMDA. The 1974 Marriage Law states the minimum age for marriage for females, with parental consent, is 16 years, and for males, 19 years.

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