Resources
This is a searchable library of publications, webinars, blog posts, and training manuals from the U.S. and around the world on the topic of forced marriage.
Preventing Forced Marriage in the United States: Tip Sheet for Educators
Author: Tahirih Justice Center
This two page document is geared towards education professionals (teachers, counselors, school liaison officers, etc.) and contains guidance and resources for recognizing and responding to individuals facing forced marriage.
Forced Marriage Fact Sheet
Author: Tahirih Justice Center
This document provides a basic definition of forced marriage and facts about forced marriage in the United States.
Post-2015 toolkit: Make ending child, early and forced marriage a global priority
Author: Girls Not Brides
Publication: January 22, 2015
The Girls Not Brides secretariat developed a post-2015 advocacy toolkit for members and other organisations that wish to encourage their governments to support a target to end child, early and forced marriage in the post-2015 development agenda.
Criminal Laws Addressing Forced Marriage in the United States
Author: Tahirih Justice Center
Original Publication: July 2013
Updated: September 2022
This document provides an overview of state criminal codes that address forced marriage in the United States, including those of California, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as Washington DC and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It also provides information on Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota’s laws addressing abduction for the purpose of marriage.
Remedies for Forced Marriage – A Handbook for Lawyers
Author: Interights – The International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights
Publication: 1st Edition 2011, 2nd Edition 2014
This Handbook brings together expert commentaries by lawyers and activists working on the issue of forced marriages and interference with choice in marriage in four different countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. The Handbook is intended to assist those seeking legal remedies in such cases, and in particular to prevent forced marriages, and protect those affected. While aimed primarily at lawyers, we hope that it will also be useful for voluntary sector workers, social workers and women’s rights advocates and activists seeking to identify available legal remedies.
