How social media is fuelling child marriages

The report also highlighted a growing yet overlooked group, divorced child brides.  Over a quarter (28%) of the girls were found to have left their marriages, often due to violence or neglect, only to face stigma, poverty and social exclusion. Many have returned to their parents’ homes without economic means or emotional support.

According to a new global report by Plan International, a global humanitarian and development organisation that advances children’s rights and gender equality for girls, many girls are now entering marriages they perceive as “love relationships” initiated online, only to face violence, isolation and loss of opportunity.