Make 18 the minimum age for marriage, says UN expert


KUALA LUMPUR: The minimum age for marriage in the country should be 18, without exceptions, suggests United Nations human rights expert Maud de Boer-Buquicchio.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children was on an eight-day visit in Malaysia to study the rights of children in the country and issues concerning the matter, including child marriage and abuse and sexual exploitation of children.

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