Parliamentarians, civil society members and media representatives demanded to abolish the practice of child marriages. ‘The government should take stringent measures to stop violence against female children who are forcibly married off at an early age and are involved in domestic child labour’, said Dr Attiya Anayatullah, Member National Assembly and Human Rights Standing Committee of the parliament. Speaking to participants of a press conference held by ActionAid, Blue Vein and Girls Not Brides on Thursday, to mark the International Girl Child Day, Dr Attiya said that the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus had introduced three different bills on issues faced by women.
