Thomson Reuters Foundation: Child marriage a form of slavery: African Union goodwill ambassador
“Child marriage should be seen as a form of modern slavery and is tantamount to sanctioning child rape, the African Union’s goodwill ambassador said at a conference on ending the practice. Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda said child marriage inflicted life-long trauma on many girls and far more must be done to address its psychosocial impact…” (Batha, 5/20).