article_snippet: Then it dawned on me, "aah, girl-child marriages.
article_snippet: This was the beginning of a decade-plus journey of understanding girl-child marriages in my country and fighting for the practice to end.
article_snippet: Law was born amid the outcry against girl-child marriage, as the country had realized the dangers of girl-child marriage.
article_snippet: So whilst many have celebrated Law, I haven't, as girls remain shackled by a Constitutional provision that basically allows child marriage.
article_snippet: Girl-child marriages need to be prohibited tough the Constitution because Girl-child marriages are a violation of every conceivable human right including the right to life, health, education, human dignity and development.