SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — A group called United Women for Baja California is pushing legislation to change the penal code in the state to make it a crime for someone to marry a young girl or boy.
It wants harsher penalties for anyone who forces a minor into marriage.
“This is very common and troubling, especially when it comes to indigenous girls who are forced to marry,” said Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza, an activist and human rights attorney…