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The Child Brides of Ethiopia

Why are girls in Northern Ethiopia married so young?

Ethiopian Girls as young as four are betrothed to boys just a few years older, and go to live with the groom's family, often resulting in giving birth while still only children themselves. Why is this practice still so common?

Also on the programme: What are the challenges of implementing women's reproductive rights and helping them plan their families? Plus, female Cambridge graduates were denied full degrees before 1948 - now, they finally receive them. This week's diary comes from Bosnia where a Muslim woman relives her loss four years after the fall of Srebrenica.

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