Bolivia’s Chamber of Deputies passed a law establishing 18 as the minimum marriage age, removing exceptions for 16- and 17-year-olds. The reform seeks to protect adolescents, especially girls, from violence, early pregnancies, and the harms of child marriage.
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Bolivia yaweka umri wa ndoa kuwa miaka 18 na kufuta ndoa za utotoni

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Tarehe 17 Septemba 2025, Bunge la Wawakilishi la Bolivia liliidhinisha sheria inayoweka miaka 18 kama umri wa chini wa ndoa, na kuondoa ruhusa kwa wenye miaka 16 na 17. Mageuzi haya yanalenga kuwalinda vijana, hasa wasichana, dhidi ya ukatili na mimba za mapema.

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