Hold Back Early Marriage

The recent proposal to reduce the legal age of marriage from 20 to 18 years in Nepal has aroused a wide range of discussions and debate. This proposal, coming from a parliamentary subcommittee, may affect the future of children in general but in particular young females. As the existing legal framework was established to mitigate the harms associated with early marriage, reducing the legal age can be counterproductive in protecting the rights and well-being of the young population.