The wounded victims of Sri Lanka's child marriage law
In Sri Lanka the legal marriage age is 18, but under a decades-old community law, much younger Muslim girls can get married.
October 25,2016
Child marriage in Lebanon
The prevalence of child marriage (defined as marriage before age 18) in Lebanon, from 2003-2013, is estimated to be 6.1 per cent
October 19,2016
Every 7 seconds, a young girl becomes a bride
The statistics are startling: Around the world, every seven seconds, a girl under 15 is married.
May 26,2016
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
May 26,2016
Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
April 25,2016
Adolescents Sexuality: a Controversial Right
According to the WHO (World Health Organization) an ‘adolescent’ is defined as any person between the ages of 10 and 19 and a ‘young person’ between the ages of 15 and
April 25,2016
Early marriage: a Physical and Psychological Harm
many children throughout the world are the victims of forced and arranged marriages. Suffice it to say that such marriages are harmful to the health of the children i
April 21,2016
Girls: Victims of double discrimination
In many countries, girls are the first victims when children’s human rights are violated and they often suffer double discrimination: for their age and for their gende
April 21,2016
3000 children are victims of child trafficking everyday
According to estimates, every day 3000 children are victims of child trafficking.
April 7,2016
The Millennium Development Goals Gender Chart 2015
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