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GA-01145 1955-02-16 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Heronderzoek dwanghuwelijk van minderjarig meisje (Re-examination of forced marriage of a minor girl; Maisuri case)

Re-examination of forced marriage of a minor girl (Maisuri case)

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 16 Feb 1955, p. 3: the customary court at Tanjungraja re-examines the Maisuri case, a village girl forced to marry a 45-year-old hadji who sentenced her and her chosen husband to six months. Gerwani South Sumatra delegates attend; Gerwani and other women's groups made it a national issu