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The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Young girls being sold in India to repay loans, says human rights body

Protesters call for better women's rights during a demonstration on International Women's Day in Delhi.
Protesters call for better women's rights during a demonstration on International Women's Day in Delhi. Photograph: Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images

Young girls in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan are being sold as “repayment” for loans their parents cannot afford, the national body that protects human rights has said.

The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the state government demanding a police inquiry and answers within a month to what it called an “abominable” practice.

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