Wedding photos are supposed to be happy. And, oh yeah, not have a 14-year-old bride in them.

As disturbing as forcing little girls to get married is, it’s almost as appalling how little the global community is doing to stop it.

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Adam Albright-Hanna

Feb 28, 2014

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