1.0 link 228883 <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia: Child Marriage Annulled]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/09/saudi-arabia-child-marria_n_228883.html Two families in Saudi Arabia have agreed to annul the marriage of an 11-year-old girl due to pressure from a lobby group, AHN reports.

The girl was married to a 40-year-old man, but her three elder siblings appealed for her marriage to be abrogated.

Saudi Arabia's National Human Rights Society, who last year lobbied for a minimum matrimonial age to be set in the kingdom, is hailing the decision as an important victory for children, according to AHN.

The...

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