Tag : Early Marriage
A girl’s right to say no to marriage
Author: Plan International
Publication: Plan Limited (2013)
This report outlines the underlying causes of child and early marriage, the effect these practices have on girls and their education, and provides recommendations on how to best address this issue.
Protecting the Girl Child: Using the law to end child, early and forced marriage and related human rights violations
Author: Equality Now
Publication: January 2014
This report highlights the disastrous effects of child, early, and forced marriages in countries around the world, and what can be done to stop this practice.
Child, Early and Forced Marriage: A Multi-Country Study
Author: Women Living Under Muslim Laws
Publication: December 15th, 2013
This study provides an in-depth look at child, early, and forced marriage in multiple countries in South Asia and Africa, including Afghanistan, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, and North Sudan.
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.