Yes, according to the latest data, every day 33.000 girls are married to older men, being denied their rights and the opportunity for education, Telegrafi reports.
More than 91 countries allow girls older than 6 to marry. But while in many countries of the world this practice is considered normal, in the United States it is not.
Coby Persin, to shed light on how this is seen in New York City, has conducted a social experiment to get people's reactions.
With a camera in hand, he takes pictures of a 65-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl, pretending he's taking wedding photos - and here's what people's reactions were. /Telegraph/
