GA-01034 1953-10-28 relevance A public
Tegen het gedwongen huwelijk (Gerwis-conferentie, oktober 1953)
Against forced marriage (Gerwis conference, October 1953)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (28 Oct 1953, p.2): at its 25 October conference the Jakarta women's organisation Gerwis resolved on 'Menteng 31' (supporting its return to youth but asking the government to rehouse the girls living there) and on a forced marriage of a 60-year-old man to a 14-year-old schoolgirl, expressing solidarity with Tjiandjur pupils' demonstration and urging laws banning child marriage.
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (28 Okt 1953, hlm. 2): pada konferensi 25 Oktober organisasi perempuan Jakarta Gerwis memutuskan soal 'Menteng 31' (mendukung pengembalian kepada pemuda tetapi meminta pemerintah memberi tempat tinggal baru bagi para gadis penghuninya) dan soal pernikahan paksa lelaki 60 tahun dengan siswi 14 tahun, menyatakan solidaritas pada demonstrasi pelajar Cianjur dan mendesak undang-undang melarang perkawinan anak.
“Gerwis urged the government to combat forced marriages and quickly draft laws to forbid marriages of minors (p. 2).”
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- 1953-10-28
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- Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
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- Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
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- Dutch
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- Western mainstream press
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- primary
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- Indonesia
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- 1950–1954
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra (1953-10-28) - Tegen het gedwongen huwelijk [Delpher ddd-010477683-a0044].txt
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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