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.
Empowering Girls: What the Commonwealth can do to end early and forced marriage
Author: Royal Commonwealth Society & Plan International
Publication: September 29, 2011
This guide provides recommendations for actions the Commonwealth can take to end the practices of early and forced marriage in Australia.
Hidden Exploitation: Women in forced labour, marriage and migration
Author: Good Shepherd Network and Anti-Slavery Australia
Published: 2012
This report exposes gaps in knowledge and services relating to the labor of women in Australia. The authors provide a needs assessment, as well as suggestions for a way forward in terms of possible partnerships for developing knowledge, services and advocacy.
End Child Marriage Australia: Research Report on the Forced Marriage of Children in Australia by The National Children’s and Youth Law Centre
Author: National Children’s and Youth Law Center
Publication: 2013
This report provides children’s rights-based analysis and evaluation of the current responses of service providers to child victims of forced marriage in Australia.
Forced Marriage and Learning Disabilities: Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines
Author: Rachael Clawson & Pam Vallance in conjunction with the Forced Marriage Unit (United Kingdom)
Published: 2009
These practice guidelines were developed to assist professionals encountering cases of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom and Whales.
The Right to Choose: Multi-Agency Statutory Guidance for dealing with forced marriage
Author: The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (United Kingdom)
Publication: January 2010
This resource, produced by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the United Kingdom, provides comprehensive guidance for front-line staff dealing with cases of forced marriage in the UK.
