Noting “December 10 mark[ed] the anniversary of the presentation of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes that there are ‘equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family,'” the Huffington Post’s “World” blog states, “But, because of the widespread practice of child marriage, 14 million girls under 18 are denied those rights each year.” The news service presents an infographic on child marriage (Diehm, 12/10).

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