Child marriage is a Malaysian concern, says WAO

PETALING JAYA: Over 200 students and members of the public turned up for a rally at Sunway in a roaring show of support to end child marriage.

The event, jointly organised by The Body Shop Malaysia, Women’s Aid Orga­nisation (WAO), Sisters in Islam (SIS) and the Association of Women Lawyers (AWL), marked the launch of the group’s petition campaign to urge the government to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 years, with no exceptions, regardless of gender, faith and ethnicity.