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PBS Airs Special on Child Marriage

Friday, November 02, 2007 1:51 PM

On 12 October 2007, the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) premiered “Child Brides: Stolen Lives,” a program produced by PBS’ newsmagazine NOW. Senior correspondent Maria Hinojosa traveled to three continents to document the devastating impact of child marriage on the girls, their families, communities and the nation as a whole.

The report is an hour long and can be downloaded here.

Compiled from: "Child Brides: Stolen Lives," PBS, 2007.

For More Information

For more information on child marriage, please visit the Forced and Early Marriage portion of this website.

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