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“My life, my decision: stop child marriage”
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“My life, my decision: stop child marriage”

Gender equality and women in leadershipGender equality and women in leadershipGro Harlem Brundtland
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girls-jagriti-620px_0.jpg, A row of girls listen during the Elders' visit to the Jagrit
pledge-form-jagriti-620px.jpg, Young people participating in the Jagriti campaign in Dhanar
mary-robinson-desmond-tutu-gro-brundtland-jagriti-620px_0.jpg, Mary Robinson, Desmond Tutu and Gro Harlem Brundtland speak

In February 2012 four Elders travelled to Bihar, India, to meet a group of young people campaigning to stop child marriage. After listening to the teenage girls and boys, Desmond Tutu, Ela Bhatt, Gro Brundtland and Mary Robinson raised the issue with Bihar's Chief Minister, urging him to support the growing movement to end this harmful practice.

Photos: Tom Pietrasik | The Elders

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