Indonesia raises minimum age for brides

In a step towards curbing child marriage, Indonesia's parliament has lifted the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19.

Portrait Of Bride Wearing Traditional Clothing Sitting Against Wall

Indonesia raises minimum age for brides. Source: Getty Images/Mahdi Ibrahim/EyeEm

Indonesia's parliament has revised marriage laws to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step towards curbing child marriage in the world's biggest Muslim majority-country.

All factions in parliament agreed the revision at a plenary session on Monday, according to a statement on its website.

Indonesia is among the 10 countries in the world with the highest number of child brides, according to campaign group Girls Not Brides.

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