Latest items for MARR-PRACTICE-5
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Even though India outlawed dowries in 1961, the centuries-old tradition of the bride's family gifting cash, gold and other expensive items to the groom's family remains rampant. According to a recent World Bank study, dowry was paid in 95% of marriages in rural India. Campaigners say new brides are often harassed for not bringing in sufficient dowry and thousands are killed by their husbands and in-laws every year" (para 31-33).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Even though India outlawed dowries in 1961, the centuries-old tradition of the bride's family gifting cash, gold and other expensive items to the groom's family remains rampant. According to a recent World Bank study, dowry was paid in 95% of marriages in rural India. Campaigners say new brides are often harassed for not bringing in sufficient dowry and thousands are killed by their husbands and in-laws every year" (para 31-33).
Jan. 30, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Girls are commonly seen as burdensome and costly in India due to the tradition of wedding dowries. By forcing daughters to become devadasis, poorer families gain a source of income and avoid the costs of marrying them off" (para 18-19).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Girls are commonly seen as burdensome and costly in India due to the tradition of wedding dowries. By forcing daughters to become devadasis, poorer families gain a source of income and avoid the costs of marrying them off" (para 18-19).
Jan. 29, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Some women who have been left behind by husbands are victims of the unfulfilled promises of changing circumstances. Others, however, have been subjected to outright deceit, their families defrauded of dowries, honeymoon expenses and visa payments" (para 6). "They pay a dowry, a practice long banned in India but still common" (para 14).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Some women who have been left behind by husbands are victims of the unfulfilled promises of changing circumstances. Others, however, have been subjected to outright deceit, their families defrauded of dowries, honeymoon expenses and visa payments" (para 6). "They pay a dowry, a practice long banned in India but still common" (para 14).
Jan. 28, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"'Changing the law will give parents the right to sell their young daughters,' Batta [a child bride] said in a telephone interview last month. 'I don’t want to call it marriage, because when a girl gets married at the age of 9 or 10, it means her family has sold her. It also allows men to exploit the poverty that many Iraqi families are experiencing'" (para 5). "Later, she [child bride] said, she learned that her father had received 15 million Iraqi dinars, or around $11,300, from the man, part of which he used to buy a new taxi" (para 11).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"'Changing the law will give parents the right to sell their young daughters,' Batta [a child bride] said in a telephone interview last month. 'I don’t want to call it marriage, because when a girl gets married at the age of 9 or 10, it means her family has sold her. It also allows men to exploit the poverty that many Iraqi families are experiencing'" (para 5). "Later, she [child bride] said, she learned that her father had received 15 million Iraqi dinars, or around $11,300, from the man, part of which he used to buy a new taxi" (para 11).
Jan. 18, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5
"At only 14, Maryam [Afghani girl] has been forced to become engaged to her landlord’s son in exchange for a well and solar panels, after her family could not find work" (para 15).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5
"At only 14, Maryam [Afghani girl] has been forced to become engaged to her landlord’s son in exchange for a well and solar panels, after her family could not find work" (para 15).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:25 a.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Another woman says that sending a young girl to school is expensive, whereas suitors pay substantial bride prices" (para 2). "When a family gives a girl in marriage, they receive a bride price they can use to support themselves and it means they have one less mouth to feed" (para 15).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Another woman says that sending a young girl to school is expensive, whereas suitors pay substantial bride prices" (para 2). "When a family gives a girl in marriage, they receive a bride price they can use to support themselves and it means they have one less mouth to feed" (para 15).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Neeti’s father believes that what happened was long in the making. He told police that Neeti came to him a month before her death: her in-laws wanted, among other things, a car and new furniture, and expected him to give them 2.5 million rupees (about thirty-four thousand dollars). He told her that he didn’t have the cash on hand and needed a couple of months. On September 19th, two days before she died, Neeti came to him again, crying and insisting that her in-laws 'can do anything.' Her death, he maintains, is the culmination of two decades of exploitation. Throughout the marriage, her in-laws demanded money and luxury items, and,...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Neeti’s father believes that what happened was long in the making. He told police that Neeti came to him a month before her death: her in-laws wanted, among other things, a car and new furniture, and expected him to give them 2.5 million rupees (about thirty-four thousand dollars). He told her that he didn’t have the cash on hand and needed a couple of months. On September 19th, two days before she died, Neeti came to him again, crying and insisting that her in-laws 'can do anything.' Her death, he maintains, is the culmination of two decades of exploitation. Throughout the marriage, her in-laws demanded money and luxury items, and,...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The grooms in Malaysia forfeit dowries and often send money to the brides’ parents" (para 29).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The grooms in Malaysia forfeit dowries and often send money to the brides’ parents" (para 29).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4
"When it comes to marriage, these [marriage incentives] have ranged from mass blind dating events held by the Communist Youth League – the party’s youth branch – to officials seeking to reduce the value of “bride price,” the amount paid to a prospective partner’s family that the government has suggested could be a barrier to marriage in rural China, where it’s more common" (para 17).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4
"When it comes to marriage, these [marriage incentives] have ranged from mass blind dating events held by the Communist Youth League – the party’s youth branch – to officials seeking to reduce the value of “bride price,” the amount paid to a prospective partner’s family that the government has suggested could be a barrier to marriage in rural China, where it’s more common" (para 17).
Oct. 22, 2024, 11 a.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Gold, cash, property, cars and women’s salaries are being demanded by the families of some grooms in the South Asian-Australian community, despite dowries being banned in India. Demands for gifts 'were continuous and abusive, including instances of sexual extortion', research on Australia’s community of Indian and South Asian people has found. The median cost of weddings was between $12,000 and $80,000, and the value of the dowry paid by the victims was between $42,000 and $195,000. This was in addition to tuition fees and visa processing fees paid by the women, who often came to Australia from India and lacked access to legal redress if, for example, sponsorship of their...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Gold, cash, property, cars and women’s salaries are being demanded by the families of some grooms in the South Asian-Australian community, despite dowries being banned in India. Demands for gifts 'were continuous and abusive, including instances of sexual extortion', research on Australia’s community of Indian and South Asian people has found. The median cost of weddings was between $12,000 and $80,000, and the value of the dowry paid by the victims was between $42,000 and $195,000. This was in addition to tuition fees and visa processing fees paid by the women, who often came to Australia from India and lacked access to legal redress if, for example, sponsorship of their...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The Directorate for Child Protection Services identified a case of a forced marriage where an underage girl was wed for €5,000. "She was not old enough to get married, but her family basically promised to wed her when she was of legal age,” director Steve Libreri from the Directorate for Child Protection Services said" (para 1,2). "Libreri [from the Directorate for Child Protextive Services] said research by the directorate shows underage women are “sold” in a “promise of wedding” at very young ages. He also highlighted how individuals involved in the practice are so immersed in their community’s culture, that they find no issue with the arranged marriages. 'It is...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child marriage is on the rise again, with parents desperate for a dowry payment of $50 to $100 (£41 to £82) and for someone else to take on the responsibility of feeding a teenager" (para 24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Child marriage is on the rise again, with parents desperate for a dowry payment of $50 to $100 (£41 to £82) and for someone else to take on the responsibility of feeding a teenager" (para 24).
Oct. 10, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4
Dowry often prevents marriage. Dr. Gisele Ndaya Luseba, former Minister of Gender, Family, and Culture, says that the solution is that the country shouldn’t sell women. The dowry is supposed to be symbolic. Thus, they are trying to pass a law that caps the dowry so it doesn’t completely drown people in debt that they can’t afford.
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, MARR-LAW-4
Dowry often prevents marriage. Dr. Gisele Ndaya Luseba, former Minister of Gender, Family, and Culture, says that the solution is that the country shouldn’t sell women. The dowry is supposed to be symbolic. Thus, they are trying to pass a law that caps the dowry so it doesn’t completely drown people in debt that they can’t afford.
April 30, 2024, 6:12 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The daughter he sold is Zahra. She is 3 years old. Her buyer is a wealthy man in search of another wife. He is 50. The cost of the sale: roughly $500" (para 3,4). Since there was payment given to the father of the child bride, we can see there's an accepted practice of brideprice in Afghanistan (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The daughter he sold is Zahra. She is 3 years old. Her buyer is a wealthy man in search of another wife. He is 50. The cost of the sale: roughly $500" (para 3,4). Since there was payment given to the father of the child bride, we can see there's an accepted practice of brideprice in Afghanistan (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"[L]egal provisions mak[e] the registration of marriages conditional on the provision of a dowry" (17).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"[L]egal provisions mak[e] the registration of marriages conditional on the provision of a dowry" (17).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The payment of bogadi (dowry)" was discussed during the 2008 national consultations on gender (6).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The payment of bogadi (dowry)" was discussed during the 2008 national consultations on gender (6).
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Dowries have been illegal in India since 1961, but the bride's family is still expected to gift cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family" (para 1). "Gunjan Tiwari (not her real name) tells the BBC her petition is rooted in her own experiences of being rejected by dozens of men over dowry. The most recent incident took place in February when her father had invited a young man and his family to their home in the hope of finding a match for her...A lot of meticulous planning had gone into when and how Gunjan will appear before the guests. Her mother had chosen a green outfit for her because...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Dowries have been illegal in India since 1961, but the bride's family is still expected to gift cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family" (para 1). "Gunjan Tiwari (not her real name) tells the BBC her petition is rooted in her own experiences of being rejected by dozens of men over dowry. The most recent incident took place in February when her father had invited a young man and his family to their home in the hope of finding a match for her...A lot of meticulous planning had gone into when and how Gunjan will appear before the guests. Her mother had chosen a green outfit for her because...more
June 8, 2023, 11:09 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Payment of lobola before marriage under customary union is now mandatory after Parliament passed the Marriages Amendment Bill on Tuesday with a clause empowering marriage officers to ascertain whether bride price was paid" (Para.1). "[T]he clause on lobola that has drawn attention and saw disagreements as Government, represented by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi argued that bride price could not be used as a barrier for two consenting adults to a union as that would violate their constitutional right to association" (Para.3). "Traditional leaders led by Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira were of the view that lobola constituted the hallmark of marriage under customary union as failure...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Payment of lobola before marriage under customary union is now mandatory after Parliament passed the Marriages Amendment Bill on Tuesday with a clause empowering marriage officers to ascertain whether bride price was paid" (Para.1). "[T]he clause on lobola that has drawn attention and saw disagreements as Government, represented by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi argued that bride price could not be used as a barrier for two consenting adults to a union as that would violate their constitutional right to association" (Para.3). "Traditional leaders led by Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira were of the view that lobola constituted the hallmark of marriage under customary union as failure...more
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Poor families who are unable to pay school fees or take care of their children often resort to marriage, seeing it as a form of economic and social protection. The bride price that parents receive upon marriage, often paid in cattle and cash, is also seen as a strategy to reduce poverty" (11).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Poor families who are unable to pay school fees or take care of their children often resort to marriage, seeing it as a form of economic and social protection. The bride price that parents receive upon marriage, often paid in cattle and cash, is also seen as a strategy to reduce poverty" (11).
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2, ATDW-LAW-5
"[M]en have the right to unilaterally divorce their spouses (talaq), including verbally with a one-week period for official registration of the divorce, which leaves many women in precarious situations, whereas women who seek divorce by unilateral termination of their marriage contract (khula) under Act No. 1 of 2000 can only obtain such a divorce if they forgo alimony and return their dowry" (14).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2, ATDW-LAW-5
"[M]en have the right to unilaterally divorce their spouses (talaq), including verbally with a one-week period for official registration of the divorce, which leaves many women in precarious situations, whereas women who seek divorce by unilateral termination of their marriage contract (khula) under Act No. 1 of 2000 can only obtain such a divorce if they forgo alimony and return their dowry" (14).
Dec. 26, 2022, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Over the past years, several ladies have recounted their gory experiences and how they were married off to settle the debts of their parents. Some girls were sold off as child brides to elderly men, in exchange for livestock such as goats and pigs, or farm products" (para 4).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Over the past years, several ladies have recounted their gory experiences and how they were married off to settle the debts of their parents. Some girls were sold off as child brides to elderly men, in exchange for livestock such as goats and pigs, or farm products" (para 4).
March 25, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"...Alternatively, women may divorce by paying compensation or surrendering their dowry to their husbands…" (28). This indicates that dowries may be present (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"...Alternatively, women may divorce by paying compensation or surrendering their dowry to their husbands…" (28). This indicates that dowries may be present (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 2, 2022, 12:28 p.m.
Countries: Madagascar
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The practice of moletry, in which girls are married at a young age in exchange for oxen received as a dowry, reportedly continued. The parents of a boy (approximately age 15) look for a spouse for their son (girls may be as young as 12), after which the parents of both children organize the wedding" (22).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The practice of moletry, in which girls are married at a young age in exchange for oxen received as a dowry, reportedly continued. The parents of a boy (approximately age 15) look for a spouse for their son (girls may be as young as 12), after which the parents of both children organize the wedding" (22).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"In the Somali and Islamic custom, there is something called 'Mehar' and that is decided by the parties to the marriage. The Mehar is a mandatory payment of a sum agreed upon as a gift by the husband to the wife. In the Somali culture, the groom and his family will bring money to the engagement ceremony - in most cases, the brides' family will give back some of that money as a sign of good gesture. The money is usually wrapped in a 'Cimaamad' which is a square scarf also known as keffiyeh" (1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"In the Somali and Islamic custom, there is something called 'Mehar' and that is decided by the parties to the marriage. The Mehar is a mandatory payment of a sum agreed upon as a gift by the husband to the wife. In the Somali culture, the groom and his family will bring money to the engagement ceremony - in most cases, the brides' family will give back some of that money as a sign of good gesture. The money is usually wrapped in a 'Cimaamad' which is a square scarf also known as keffiyeh" (1).
July 27, 2021, 4:39 p.m.
Countries: Madagascar
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"According to a 2013 report by the UN special rapporteur, the practice of “moletry,” in which girls are married off at a younger age in exchange for oxen received as a dowry, continued. The parents of a boy (usually around age 15) look for a spouse for their son (girls may be as young as 12), after which the parents of both children organize the wedding" (p 22-23).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"According to a 2013 report by the UN special rapporteur, the practice of “moletry,” in which girls are married off at a younger age in exchange for oxen received as a dowry, continued. The parents of a boy (usually around age 15) look for a spouse for their son (girls may be as young as 12), after which the parents of both children organize the wedding" (p 22-23).
July 23, 2021, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The wives say many of the men demand – and often get – tens of thousands of dollars in dowry, despite the ancient practice being illegal. The husbands can use that money to establish themselves overseas and obtain permanent residency or a new passport, leaving their wives and children behind – and in limbo" (Para 15). "When Amritpal talks about her marriage, she keeps coming back to the money she spent on it: She says she forked over $28,000 on the dowry and wedding; three days after they were married, she says, her husband told her to get $14,000 more from her father. Her husband, Kulpreet Singh, said all the...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"The wives say many of the men demand – and often get – tens of thousands of dollars in dowry, despite the ancient practice being illegal. The husbands can use that money to establish themselves overseas and obtain permanent residency or a new passport, leaving their wives and children behind – and in limbo" (Para 15). "When Amritpal talks about her marriage, she keeps coming back to the money she spent on it: She says she forked over $28,000 on the dowry and wedding; three days after they were married, she says, her husband told her to get $14,000 more from her father. Her husband, Kulpreet Singh, said all the...more
July 7, 2021, 10:04 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"A husband has been filmed parading his wife's severed head through the streets after decapitating her in India[...]Police superintendent Arvind Chaturvedi said the accused had been arrested and a case of dowry death filed against him on the complaint of the victim's father"(para 1,6). We can conclude that dowries are present in India due to this incident of a dowry related death(NK-CODER COMMNET).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"A husband has been filmed parading his wife's severed head through the streets after decapitating her in India[...]Police superintendent Arvind Chaturvedi said the accused had been arrested and a case of dowry death filed against him on the complaint of the victim's father"(para 1,6). We can conclude that dowries are present in India due to this incident of a dowry related death(NK-CODER COMMNET).
July 1, 2021, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Asiimwe’s partner was asked to pay bride price in form of 50 cows to her parents" (para 2).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"Asiimwe’s partner was asked to pay bride price in form of 50 cows to her parents" (para 2).
June 30, 2021, 9:05 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"METLATONOC, Mexico -- When Rufina Galvez thinks back to her marriage at age 15, it's not the wedding party that stands out in her mind. There was none. Just a payment in 1,000-peso bills and a case of home-brewed beer. 'I cost 60,000 pesos,' the vegetable seller said of the money, at the time worth about $600, that her parents received in return for giving her away in marriage. The custom of the 'bride price,' a kind of reverse dowry system in which the groom's family makes offerings to the bride's, has been practiced for centuries among many of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. Typically, it entails gifts of...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"METLATONOC, Mexico -- When Rufina Galvez thinks back to her marriage at age 15, it's not the wedding party that stands out in her mind. There was none. Just a payment in 1,000-peso bills and a case of home-brewed beer. 'I cost 60,000 pesos,' the vegetable seller said of the money, at the time worth about $600, that her parents received in return for giving her away in marriage. The custom of the 'bride price,' a kind of reverse dowry system in which the groom's family makes offerings to the bride's, has been practiced for centuries among many of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. Typically, it entails gifts of...more