Tehmina Arora

Tehmina Arora

Lawyer | Director of Advocacy for Asia at ADF International

How Pakistan Steals Girls’ Childhoods: Who’s Letting It Happen

Tehmina Arora

Culture Wars

How Pakistan Steals Girls’ Childhoods: Who’s Letting It Happen

‌‍​‍​‍‌‍Thousands of girls in Pakistan, especially from minorities, are still forced into child marriages and conversions despite new laws.‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‌​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‍​​​‌‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‌​​‌​‍‌​‍‌​‌​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​​‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​‍​​​‌‌‍​​​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌​​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‍‌​​‌​​​​‌‍​‍‌​​​‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​​​​‍​‌‍​​​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌​​​‍​‌‌​‍‌​‍‌​​‌​​​​‌‍​‍‌​​​‌‍​‍​​‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​​​​‍​‌‍​​​‌‍​‍​‌​‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Tehmina Arora