Latest items for AOM-PRACTICE-1
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property. This decision, made at birth, is unbreakable, and the girl and boy cannot sever it when they get older. If girls are not betrothed to someone in childhood, they are married off in adolescence, or sometimes even before puberty, without their consent. In the...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Some women have no say in choosing their husbands, and many girls are engaged to one of the boys in their family (usually to their uncles’ sons: that is, their first cousins) in a process called ‘naming’. This means that the girl, like a house or land or an object, is placed under someone’s name, like a title deed, and considered a part of their property. This decision, made at birth, is unbreakable, and the girl and boy cannot sever it when they get older. If girls are not betrothed to someone in childhood, they are married off in adolescence, or sometimes even before puberty, without their consent. In the...more
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"Nine is also the age at which Iranian girls can be subjected to arranged marriages, usually to much older men, though most wait until they are at least 13" (para 49).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"Nine is also the age at which Iranian girls can be subjected to arranged marriages, usually to much older men, though most wait until they are at least 13" (para 49).
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"...In Afghanistan, it was reported this week that a six-year-old girl had been forced to marry a 45-year-old man...before the Taliban stepped in and arrested the father and the bridegroom. Local media reported that the Taliban had said the latter needed to wait until she was nine" (para 41-42).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"...In Afghanistan, it was reported this week that a six-year-old girl had been forced to marry a 45-year-old man...before the Taliban stepped in and arrested the father and the bridegroom. Local media reported that the Taliban had said the latter needed to wait until she was nine" (para 41-42).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:34 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Ghada* was 15 when she fell pregnant with her third child. For three years, she had been married to an older man - a man her father had paired her with out of perceived necessity. 'My family is poor,' she explained. Her father 'accepted the first proposal for the marriage that came to him, not only for me but for my sisters, not caring that we were only children'. Child marriage existed in Yemen before the civil war. But years of bitter fighting have exacerbated the issue. Famine looms over the population as the 'fortunate' survive on bread and water. For families like Ghada's, children are an impossible expense. And...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Ghada* was 15 when she fell pregnant with her third child. For three years, she had been married to an older man - a man her father had paired her with out of perceived necessity. 'My family is poor,' she explained. Her father 'accepted the first proposal for the marriage that came to him, not only for me but for my sisters, not caring that we were only children'. Child marriage existed in Yemen before the civil war. But years of bitter fighting have exacerbated the issue. Famine looms over the population as the 'fortunate' survive on bread and water. For families like Ghada's, children are an impossible expense. And...more
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Poverty squeezes the problem. In vulnerable households, girls can be sold as child brides. Families may also 'buy' foreign brides from neighbouring countries. Aidan McQuade, former director of Anti-Slavery International, wrote in 2018 that he had been told that the most popular age of girls for the China 'market' was between 13 and 16 years old. 'These girls typically fetch between $2,000 and $3,000 for 'three years and a baby'.'After delivering a child and staying with a Chinese man for three years, he relayed, she may then be sold on to other men in China for 'similar usage'. " (para 34-36)
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Poverty squeezes the problem. In vulnerable households, girls can be sold as child brides. Families may also 'buy' foreign brides from neighbouring countries. Aidan McQuade, former director of Anti-Slavery International, wrote in 2018 that he had been told that the most popular age of girls for the China 'market' was between 13 and 16 years old. 'These girls typically fetch between $2,000 and $3,000 for 'three years and a baby'.'After delivering a child and staying with a Chinese man for three years, he relayed, she may then be sold on to other men in China for 'similar usage'. " (para 34-36)
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"A six-year-old girl has allegedly been forced to marry a 45-year-old man in Afghanistan after she was given away for money" (para 1). "In the same year as the Taliban came to power, after the US' heavily criticised exit, a nine-year-old girl who was sold by her father to a 55-year-old man as a child bride was rescued by a charity" (para 7).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"A six-year-old girl has allegedly been forced to marry a 45-year-old man in Afghanistan after she was given away for money" (para 1). "In the same year as the Taliban came to power, after the US' heavily criticised exit, a nine-year-old girl who was sold by her father to a 55-year-old man as a child bride was rescued by a charity" (para 7).
Oct. 25, 2025, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"In the last four years the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages, driven by deepening poverty, the ban on female education and ditching the minimum age for marriage, which was 16 under the western-backed civil code" (para 25).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-LAW-1
"In the last four years the country has seen a significant increase in child and early marriages, driven by deepening poverty, the ban on female education and ditching the minimum age for marriage, which was 16 under the western-backed civil code" (para 25).
Sept. 19, 2025, 5:48 p.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"It was very rare for families to allow their children to marry before the age of 18" (para 40).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"It was very rare for families to allow their children to marry before the age of 18" (para 40).
Aug. 31, 2025, 9:08 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
“According to UNICEF, 67 percent of girls were married before age 18 and 30 percent before the age of 15” (Page 17). “According to the Chadian Women Lawyers’ Association, women sometimes were accused of passing HIV to their husbands and were threatened by family members with judicial action or banishment” (Page 22).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
“According to UNICEF, 67 percent of girls were married before age 18 and 30 percent before the age of 15” (Page 17). “According to the Chadian Women Lawyers’ Association, women sometimes were accused of passing HIV to their husbands and were threatened by family members with judicial action or banishment” (Page 22).
Aug. 20, 2025, 7:11 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Government conducted advocacy and awareness-raising among traditional leaders so that they understood the harmful impact of child marriage. An awareness campaign conducted in 2017 had focused on rural areas, where rates of child marriage were thought to be particularly high" (Page 8). "The survey had revealed different attitudes towards polygamy among different groups of women. Indigenous women, including pygmy and Fulani women, were more likely to regard a polygamous marriage as a stroke of fortune, whereas rural women thought that polygamy had no impact on women, and urban and intellectual women rejected it. Given those findings, prohibition alone would not be sufficient to eradicate the problem. Therefore, the Government...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Government conducted advocacy and awareness-raising among traditional leaders so that they understood the harmful impact of child marriage. An awareness campaign conducted in 2017 had focused on rural areas, where rates of child marriage were thought to be particularly high" (Page 8). "The survey had revealed different attitudes towards polygamy among different groups of women. Indigenous women, including pygmy and Fulani women, were more likely to regard a polygamous marriage as a stroke of fortune, whereas rural women thought that polygamy had no impact on women, and urban and intellectual women rejected it. Given those findings, prohibition alone would not be sufficient to eradicate the problem. Therefore, the Government...more
May 1, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"'Boys and men are seen as the pillars of communities. If a woman just gives birth to gil, they are not considered 'wife enough'. People also see boys as the only ones supposed to go to school, whereas girls should get married. This is why early marriages are common in South Sudan' [Dr Idyoro]. In fact, when Dr Idyoro was getting married in her mid-20s, many people in her community thought she had waited too long. 'People were asking, 'Why are you still at home? Are you even going to give birth? You don't even have a man to marry you.'. . .She got married in her hometown to show...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"'Boys and men are seen as the pillars of communities. If a woman just gives birth to gil, they are not considered 'wife enough'. People also see boys as the only ones supposed to go to school, whereas girls should get married. This is why early marriages are common in South Sudan' [Dr Idyoro]. In fact, when Dr Idyoro was getting married in her mid-20s, many people in her community thought she had waited too long. 'People were asking, 'Why are you still at home? Are you even going to give birth? You don't even have a man to marry you.'. . .She got married in her hometown to show...more
April 17, 2025, 6:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"What has happened to them since has been catastrophic: forced and early marriage, domestic violence, suicide, drug addiction and an eradication from all aspects of public life, with no end in sight" (para 5). "With diminishing status in society and no protection from the authorities, teenage girls, especially those forced into early marriage, are facing domestic violence inside the home and violence from the authorities outside, say human rights groups" (para 10). "Benafasha* was 13 years old when the Taliban took power and her family decided that if she couldn’t go to school she had to get married. Her sister Qudsia* says that Benafasha was sent to live with her...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"What has happened to them since has been catastrophic: forced and early marriage, domestic violence, suicide, drug addiction and an eradication from all aspects of public life, with no end in sight" (para 5). "With diminishing status in society and no protection from the authorities, teenage girls, especially those forced into early marriage, are facing domestic violence inside the home and violence from the authorities outside, say human rights groups" (para 10). "Benafasha* was 13 years old when the Taliban took power and her family decided that if she couldn’t go to school she had to get married. Her sister Qudsia* says that Benafasha was sent to live with her...more
April 17, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"However, it notes with concern… The high prevalence of child marriages and forced unions among girls under the age of 15, especially in rural areas, often resulting from sexual violence, forced pregnancies, violent family contexts and poverty" (15).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"However, it notes with concern… The high prevalence of child marriages and forced unions among girls under the age of 15, especially in rural areas, often resulting from sexual violence, forced pregnancies, violent family contexts and poverty" (15).
April 15, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Harmful cultural practices, especially child marriage, and the high prevalence of bride price are not included in the current Program for the Development of Chinese Women (2011-2020) and National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020), and the national action plan for SDGs" (4).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Harmful cultural practices, especially child marriage, and the high prevalence of bride price are not included in the current Program for the Development of Chinese Women (2011-2020) and National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020), and the national action plan for SDGs" (4).
April 3, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"An eight-year-old girl in Somalia who had been missing for six months has been discovered living with a man who claimed to be her husband. The child vanished from her home in the semi-autonomous Puntland region last September, sparking deep concern among her family. But shockingly, it later emerged that her own father had consented to her marriage to an adult man named Sheikh Mahmoud. Last week, security forces stormed Mahmoud's home after he barricaded himself inside a room with the girl. The dramatic rescue has sparked a national outcry, with social media in uproar and protests erupting in the capital, Mogadishu" (para 1-4). "The horrifying saga began when a...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"An eight-year-old girl in Somalia who had been missing for six months has been discovered living with a man who claimed to be her husband. The child vanished from her home in the semi-autonomous Puntland region last September, sparking deep concern among her family. But shockingly, it later emerged that her own father had consented to her marriage to an adult man named Sheikh Mahmoud. Last week, security forces stormed Mahmoud's home after he barricaded himself inside a room with the girl. The dramatic rescue has sparked a national outcry, with social media in uproar and protests erupting in the capital, Mogadishu" (para 1-4). "The horrifying saga began when a...more
April 3, 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The process [of forced marriage] 'starts very young,' Mahtani said, with some interviewees learning as children that a husband had been chosen for them. Two were married as children abroad" (para 8).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The process [of forced marriage] 'starts very young,' Mahtani said, with some interviewees learning as children that a husband had been chosen for them. Two were married as children abroad" (para 8).
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Law 136-03 criminalizes sexual practices with a child or adolescent by an adult, or a person five (5) years older, for their own sexual gratification, without consideration of the child's or adolescents psychosexual development, even when no physical contact occurs. However, the Dominican Criminal Code establishes that when the abuser, also called the seducer, marries the aggrieved child, that is, raped, he can only be prosecuted if the persons or guardians in charge of the child demand the annulment of the marriage, and he can only be convicted after this annulment has been pronounced. This legal framework legitimizes transactional practices where the family does not criminally prosecute the adult male...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Law 136-03 criminalizes sexual practices with a child or adolescent by an adult, or a person five (5) years older, for their own sexual gratification, without consideration of the child's or adolescents psychosexual development, even when no physical contact occurs. However, the Dominican Criminal Code establishes that when the abuser, also called the seducer, marries the aggrieved child, that is, raped, he can only be prosecuted if the persons or guardians in charge of the child demand the annulment of the marriage, and he can only be convicted after this annulment has been pronounced. This legal framework legitimizes transactional practices where the family does not criminally prosecute the adult male...more
March 27, 2025, 7:22 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Cambodian law currently legalizes child marriage for 16 and 17-year-olds with parental consent if the other partner is 18. This law is only applied to weddings with marriage certificates, not traditional marriages" (10).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Cambodian law currently legalizes child marriage for 16 and 17-year-olds with parental consent if the other partner is 18. This law is only applied to weddings with marriage certificates, not traditional marriages" (10).
March 20, 2025, 4:13 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time" (para 32).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Musician Jerry Lee Lewis, of 'Great Balls of Fire' fame controversially married his cousin Myra Gale Lewis Williams when she was just 13, he was 22 at the time" (para 32).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The continuous practice of FGM [female genital mutiliation] has reportedly made it possible for girls under the age of 10 to be put up for marriage as FGM is commonly seen as a sign of adulthood and readiness for marriage" (3).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The continuous practice of FGM [female genital mutiliation] has reportedly made it possible for girls under the age of 10 to be put up for marriage as FGM is commonly seen as a sign of adulthood and readiness for marriage" (3).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he high level of poverty in Uganda remains a barrier to girls’ education as struggling parents see their daughters as sources of income. As a result, girls are sold into marriage in exchange for a decent bride price" (5).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he high level of poverty in Uganda remains a barrier to girls’ education as struggling parents see their daughters as sources of income. As a result, girls are sold into marriage in exchange for a decent bride price" (5).
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Forced marriage is illegal under the Iraqi Personal Status Code, yet the country has witnessed increasing rates of the practice, including large numbers of girls married under the age of 14 and some as young as ten. Economic crisis brought on by war has driven many families to force their underage daughters into marriage, while a sample study conducted by ASUDA found that tribal customs, family culture or traditions played a role in 85.6% of forced marriage cases" (8). "[S]ince child marriages almost always take place outside of the court system, children produced by the marriage cannot be registered or acquire identity documents. Without proof of the marriage, women are...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Forced marriage is illegal under the Iraqi Personal Status Code, yet the country has witnessed increasing rates of the practice, including large numbers of girls married under the age of 14 and some as young as ten. Economic crisis brought on by war has driven many families to force their underage daughters into marriage, while a sample study conducted by ASUDA found that tribal customs, family culture or traditions played a role in 85.6% of forced marriage cases" (8). "[S]ince child marriages almost always take place outside of the court system, children produced by the marriage cannot be registered or acquire identity documents. Without proof of the marriage, women are...more
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is also concerned about the high number of reported cases of child and/or forced marriage among Palestinian and Syrian refugee girls and women" (13).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is also concerned about the high number of reported cases of child and/or forced marriage among Palestinian and Syrian refugee girls and women" (13).
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"In some of our families we still practice child marriage. Some of us are forced into child marriage by our parents for money. We are not encouraged to go to school but rather to look for someone who can take care of us. But we usually end up having to raise our children without assistance from their fathers" (8). "Low literacy levels among San women are associated with numerous consequences, including lower school attendance of their children, low usage of contraception, economic dependence on husbands, higher tendency towards early marriage of their children, etc" (11). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"In some of our families we still practice child marriage. Some of us are forced into child marriage by our parents for money. We are not encouraged to go to school but rather to look for someone who can take care of us. But we usually end up having to raise our children without assistance from their fathers" (8). "Low literacy levels among San women are associated with numerous consequences, including lower school attendance of their children, low usage of contraception, economic dependence on husbands, higher tendency towards early marriage of their children, etc" (11). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Girls as young as eight get married and are expected to stay at home" (par. 10).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Girls as young as eight get married and are expected to stay at home" (par. 10).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child, early and forced marriages remain high because the State has not taken concrete steps to eradicate this practice. An action plan to combat child marriage has been developed, but it is struggling to be implemented due to a lack of financial resources. Niger is also popularising the Economic Community of West African States' roadmap and its 2019-2023 strategic action plan on the prevention of early marriage. Nonetheless, the absence of a law prohibiting child marriage certainly does not help in decreasing this phenomenon, which, on the contrary, is on the rise" (2). "Even today, parents still believe that it is better to give away their daughters in marriage before...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child, early and forced marriages remain high because the State has not taken concrete steps to eradicate this practice. An action plan to combat child marriage has been developed, but it is struggling to be implemented due to a lack of financial resources. Niger is also popularising the Economic Community of West African States' roadmap and its 2019-2023 strategic action plan on the prevention of early marriage. Nonetheless, the absence of a law prohibiting child marriage certainly does not help in decreasing this phenomenon, which, on the contrary, is on the rise" (2). "Even today, parents still believe that it is better to give away their daughters in marriage before...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"According to a 2018 analysis of the situation with regard to adolescent pregnancy in the Dominican Republic, among women aged between 20 and 24, 12 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 15 and 36 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 18, with no legal consequences; the proportions were much higher in the poorest quintile, in which 51.7 per cent of women aged between 15 and 19 reported that they were or had been married or in a union" (12). "Work is currently under way on the development of the National Plan for Prevention, Assistance, Protection and...more
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"According to a 2018 analysis of the situation with regard to adolescent pregnancy in the Dominican Republic, among women aged between 20 and 24, 12 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 15 and 36 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 18, with no legal consequences; the proportions were much higher in the poorest quintile, in which 51.7 per cent of women aged between 15 and 19 reported that they were or had been married or in a union" (12). "Work is currently under way on the development of the National Plan for Prevention, Assistance, Protection and...more
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Softly spoken and shy, Vidya says she never wanted a husband, but her father told her she didn’t have a choice and arranged for her to marry at 19" (para 42). "Of the 10 women CNN spoke with, at least four were in marriages arranged by their parents before they turned 18 - a decision they said they could not refuse" (para 64).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Softly spoken and shy, Vidya says she never wanted a husband, but her father told her she didn’t have a choice and arranged for her to marry at 19" (para 42). "Of the 10 women CNN spoke with, at least four were in marriages arranged by their parents before they turned 18 - a decision they said they could not refuse" (para 64).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child and forced marriages continue to take place in the form of 'Al-Fatiha' marriage" (7). "The Committee urges the State party to… Put in place policy measures to prohibit 'Al-Fatiha' marriages involving minors" (7-8). "The Committee notes with appreciation that the State party is considering repealing article 20 of the Family Code in order to eliminate exceptions to the minimum age of marriage. The Committee also notes the State party’s efforts to encourage the judiciary to make marriage under the age of 18 an exception, rather than the rule, and to raise awareness of the risks of early marriage" (12).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child and forced marriages continue to take place in the form of 'Al-Fatiha' marriage" (7). "The Committee urges the State party to… Put in place policy measures to prohibit 'Al-Fatiha' marriages involving minors" (7-8). "The Committee notes with appreciation that the State party is considering repealing article 20 of the Family Code in order to eliminate exceptions to the minimum age of marriage. The Committee also notes the State party’s efforts to encourage the judiciary to make marriage under the age of 18 an exception, rather than the rule, and to raise awareness of the risks of early marriage" (12).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"On Monday, following the visit of the three campaigners, President Lazarus Chakwera announced further funding for a national strategy to end child marriage. Until now there have been very few prosecutions" (para 22).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"On Monday, following the visit of the three campaigners, President Lazarus Chakwera announced further funding for a national strategy to end child marriage. Until now there have been very few prosecutions" (para 22).