Armenian minority Yezidis say they want to keep early marriage customs

Gayane Mkrtchyan - WNN Justice (WNN/IWPR) Yerevan, ARMENIA: A proposed change to the law in Armenia setting 18 as the minimum age at which women and men can marry has run into opposition from the Yezidi minority. Until now, women have been able to get married at 17, a year earlier than men. The officials behind [...]