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Monday, 8 February 2010 - Saudi rights commission seeks divorce for child bride
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    Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Saudi rights commission seeks divorce for child bride Reuters - Tuesday, February 9 Send IM Story Print By Asma Alsharif JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's human rights commission has hired a lawyer to help a 12-year-old girl divorce her 80-year-old husband, the lawyer said, a move activists hope will lead to a ban on child marriages. Saudi Arabia, a patriarchal society that applies an austere version of Sunni Islam, has no minimum legal age for marriage. Fathers are granted guardianship over their daughters, giving them control over who their daughters marry and when. The girl from Buraidah, a conservative town near the capital Riyadh, was married to her father's elderly cousin late last year for bridal money of 85,000 riyals , her lawyer Sultan bin Zahim told Reuters. Activists see the divorce proceedings as a test case that could pave the way for introducing a minimum age for marriage in the world's largest oil exporter, where child marriage is common in poorer tribal areas. The child's mother had earlier filed for divorce on her daughter's behalf but withdrew without giving a reason after a second court hearing in early February, bin Zahim said. The government-affiliated rights watchdog then took over the case, again filing for divorce on the child's behalf. " became involved in this case as a public rights issue... This case is still valid even after the mother withdrew," bin Zahim said. This is the first time the commission intervenes in a case of child marriage in the kingdom, an issue that was previously seen as a "family affair" and outside of the commission's realm of duty. Saudi Arabia is a signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child, which considers those under the age of 18 as children. "This case is an investment in order to push for a law," said Wajiha al-Huweider, a Saudi rights activist. "We need to affect public opinion and I believe that Saudi Arabia will issue a law preventing child marriages soon." Zuhair al-Harthi, a member of Saudi Arabia's advisory Shoura Council, said that a draft law on banning child marriages was being studied by a government committee. But activists fear it could be a while yet before this law is passed. "Such a law will take a long time to be passed as there are social, religious, and cultural aspects," said Mufleh al-Qahtani, chairman of the National Society for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia. Harthi said a quicker way to address the issue could be for the government to ban notaries from performing marriages for girls under the age of 18 years, which would be an intervention on an administrative rather than legal level. The girl's lawyer said he expected the judge presiding over the case to make a decision shortly. "Within days we expect the judge to take into account our objection and issue a divorce, or this case will be taken to higher judges at the appeals court," bin Zahim said. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Yanukovich, monitors, press Ukraine PM to concede Reuters - 57 minutes ago Muslim man wins handshake case in Sweden AP - 1 hour 4 minutes ago Frightened Afghans flee offensive in opium valley AFP - 1 hour 7 minutes ago Official: About 5 unaccounted for after CT blast AP - 1 hour 16 minutes ago Palestinian municipal elections set for July 17 AP - 1 hour 21 minutes ago News Search Top Stories Saints go marching in with Super Bowl win over Colts Geithner confident investors will stick by US bonds Poor weather delays US shuttle launch Britain's Mandelson attacks EU on banking reform US shuttle Endeavour launch delayed More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended G7 preoccupied with eurozone debt, China 'bubble' JPMorgan's chief reaps 16-million-dollar bonus Jackson doctor to be charged Monday: prosecutors Saints go marching in with Super Bowl win over Colts Geithner confident investors will stick by US bonds More Most Viewed » Fury heats up after new AIG bonuses More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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