Should there be international pressure to set the marriage age for girls in Yemen at 18?

Should there be international pressure to set the marriage age for girls in Yemen at 18?

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Yemen is being urged by international rights groups to set its minimum age for marriage at 18 years old. At present, based on a report by the Human Rights Watch (RHW) based in New York, young girls as young as 8 years old are being married off. Some of the girls have reportedly told HRW that they were subjected to marital rape and domestic abuse.

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