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On Thursday, UNICEF released a report saying that there are 125 million girls in Africa who are child brides. And the number is expected to increase…
Many child brides are subjected to rape and beatings. Village families receive as much as $600 to sell their daughters. For the most part, it is simply a tradition. These young women often live lives of violence and poverty. Their futures are bleak, and they are highly at risk of HIV. UNICEF is demanding stronger efforts to end it.
For families working in brick kilns across Pakistan, debt is not just a burden—it shapes entire lives. Workers describe being born into loans they did not choose. Over time, those debts grow. Then, trapped in debt bondage, one of the most common forms of modern slavery, workers say they are left with no choice. In order to repay loans tied to recruitment, housing and daily survival, they are selling parts of their own bodies. “We are born into debt
| Tuesday March 24, 2026
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