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The Joint Action Group on Gender Equality (JAG) is concerned that the Kelantan government is not taking the issue of child marriages seriously. (Photo by Bernama)
PETALING JAYA: The Joint Action Group on Gender Equality (JAG) criticized Kelantan MP Menteri Besar Mohd Amar Abdullah for saying that extramarital affairs , children born out of wedlock and homosexuality were more important than child marriages. ] Amar made this comment in response to media reports that a 41-year-old Kelantan man married an 11-year-old girl in southern Thailand
JAG said the wedding was not not an isolated or unimportant case. [19659004] "A holistic approach is needed to address the issue of child marriages and causes, including poverty, lack of understanding about gender and lack of child protection."
"Child marriages affect the health and psychology of the child They are also exposed to abuse and torture.
" This also decreases their chances of getting pregnant. get a formal education and force household responsibility on them, "said the group in a statement.
The sar statement showed a lack of seriousness on the part of the Kelantan government to tackle marriages of children, which is a critical issue that requires immediate and serious action on the part of the federal and state governments
using other issues, including homosexuality, for divert the public's attention from the real problem of child marriages
"The government's attempt to use homosexuality and extramarital affairs as a diversion will only make it possible." add to the stigma and confusion. "[19659003] The JAG also cited statistics from the Bar Association that between 2005 and 2015, no less than 10,240 Malay Muslims had applied for child marriage in Islamic Courts.
Between 2000 and 2014, 7,719 applications were made to marry non-Muslim children aged 16 to 18 years.
Global statistics suggest that if the problem is not solved, 1.3 billion children will be married. The JAG also supported the call by the Law Society Council for the creation of a Children's Committee, reporting directly to Parliament, to deal with the issue of child marriage and marriage. all other questions concerning children in Malaysia. composed of Justice for Sisters, the Association of Women Lawyers (AWL), the Women's Action Society (Awam), the Selangor Community Awareness Association (Empower), Persatuan Sahabat Wanita (PSWS) , the Sabah Women's Action Resource Group (Sawo) in Islam (SIS) Women's Aid Organization (WAO), and the Women's Center for Change (WCC) ).
Bernama had reported that the marriage between the 41-year-old man and the 11-year-old girl did not have the consent of the Islamic religious council of Narathiwat.
Chairman of the Council, Safei Cheklah, said the couple were married to an Imam of Kampung Padang Nyor, Mukim Munok, Sungai Golok, Narathiwat. He said that the girl had been given for marriage by her biological father.
According to Shafei, the marriage was not false in terms of Sharia, but an offense under Malaysian civil law.
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