Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and ...

Religious leaders also allow child marriage to occur and do not condemn it. Mali has the fifth highest prevalence of female child marriages globally, with 15% of 15-19 year old girls married by ...

Childhood in Mali – with some of the world’s worst rates of child mortality, children out of school, child marriage, early childbearing, child murders and more – is under threat. You can help. 1 child ...

Aside from the new articles in the penal code, a new constitution was brought into effect in Mali in July 2023. In article 9 of chapter 1 it states: Marriage and the family, which constitute the ...