The practice of child marriage is supposed to be the controversial one. We will be adding new stories over the month of July 2014 leading up to the Girl Summit in London on July 22, 2014. Early marriage denies girls their right to make vital decisions about their sexual health and well-being.
Keep checking back for more stories … Digging up the roots of child marriage helps us replant the future for millions of girls around the world. It forces them out of education and into a life of poor prospects, with an increased risk of … Early marriage is a violation of children’s human rights. Globally, according to UNICEF, 36% of women aged 20 to 24 were married or in a union, forced or consensual, before they'd reached 18.
The vast majority of child marriages in the U.S. were between a minor girl and an adult man. Despite being prohibited by international law, it continues to rob millions of girls under 18 around the world of their childhood.
WHAT IS CHILD MARRIAGE? Child Marriage Case Study: Child marriage is the action which is characterized with the fact that a child (before the age of 16) gets married with someone. In the United States, child marriage is still permissible in some states, with parental or judicial consent. In many cases, minors in the U.S. may be married when they are under the age of sexual consent, sixteen to eighteen for most states. Lawmakers in America are battling to overturn some of the country's most archaic laws, which stipulate that children as young as 12 can be married.
Child Marriage Case Study: Child marriage is the action which is characterized with the fact that a child (before the age of 16) gets married with someone. Take a look at the stories below to see what we know about causes of child marriage and the factors that make it such a difficult social problem. Most minors married were girls. In a case of child marriage, the police booked the groom and the relatives of the 15-year-old bride, including her mother, at Ponnamkode, near Mannarkkad, on Thursday… According to data collated by the state’s Women and Child Development (WCD) department, a surge is being seen in cases of child marriages due to factors including the lockdown, and the resultant closure of schools, impact on rural economy and lack of financial security and uncertainty over livelihood which has pushed many into poverty. An estimated 14 million girls between the ages of 15 and 19 give birth each year.