Article Photos: In Niger, child marriage on rise due to hunger



  In this picture taken Friday, July 20, 2012, Marliya, 14, poses in her bedroom in the remote village of Hawkantaki, Niger. Marliya’s family was paid just 50,000 francs ($100) for her dowry. Her father used up the money long before her wedding, and she was sent to her husband’s home with only a tarp to sleep on. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

In this picture taken Friday, July 20, 2012, Marliya, 14, poses in her bedroom in the remote village of Hawkantaki, Niger. Marliya’s family was paid just 50,000 francs ($100) for her dowry. Her father used up the money long before her wedding, and she was sent to her husband’s home with only a tarp to sleep on. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)