GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Friday October 25, 2013 – The decision by Chief Justice Ian Chang to permit the marriage of a 15-year-old girl to the 38-year-old man accused of raping and getting her pregnant has outraged Guyanese rights groups and activists.
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| The chief justice decided that the pair could marry on humanitarian grounds after the 15-year-old girl became pregnant. |
Chang ruled that the pair could wed on humanitarian grounds after the teenager became pregnant and her parents petitioned the court to authorize the union.
The girl’s parents said that they had given up trying to persuade their daughter to return home, and said in their petition that the next best thing was to allow her to marry.
In 2005, religious groups and other organizations successfully petitioned the Guyana government to increase the age of consent to 16. Read more:
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