Official statistics show that one in three Zimbabwean girls are married off before the age of 18. Photo: Filepic
The UN has condemned underage forced marriages in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl reportedly during childbirth at a religious shrine in the east of the country.
The death has sparked widespread anger on social media and among children's rights activists.
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