NEW DELHI: Terming child marriage as social evil which
endangers life and health of a girl child
, the Supreme Court on Friday said that such marriages should be declared as void and stringent punishment should be prescribed against family members who promote and perform such marriages.
Why is child marriage a bad thing?
Early
marriage seriously harms the development and wellbeing of girls
, through limited education and employment opportunities, social isolation, domestic violence and rape. Girls are vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and AIDS, and early pregnancy.
Child marriage is a
human rights violation
because it directly impacts girls' education, health, psychological well-being, and the health of their offspring. It increases the risk for depression, sexually transmitted infection, cervical cancer, malaria, obstetric fistulas, and maternal mortality.
Who ended child marriage in India?
It came into effect six months later on 1 April 1930 and applied to all of British India. It was a result of social reform movement in India. Despite strong opposition from the British authorities, the legislation was passed by
the British Indian Government
which had a majority of Indians.
Who started child marriage?
In
Ancient Rome
, females could marry above the age of 12 and males could marry above the age of 14. In the Middle Ages, under English civil laws that were derived from Roman laws, marriages before the age of 16 existed. In Imperial China, child marriage was the norm.
What is a child bride?
Child Marriage is defined as
a marriage of a girl or boy before the age of 18
and refers to both formal marriages and informal unions in which children under the age of 18 live with a partner as if married. Child marriage affects both girls and boys, but it affects girls disproportionately, especially in South Asia.
Which country has the most child marriage?
Niger
has the highest overall prevalence of child marriage in the world. However, Bangladesh has the highest rate of marriage involving girls under age 15. South Asia is home to almost half (42 per cent) of all child brides worldwide; India alone accounts for one third of the global total.
Are there still child brides?
Child marriage is common. It takes place in every corner of the world.
More than 650 million women and girls alive today were married before
their 18th birthday. Globally, 21 per cent of young women, 20-24 years old, were child brides.
Which age is perfect for marriage?
Currently, the minimum age of marriage is
18 years for women and 21 for men
. Experts suggest that the minimum age of the girls to get married should be increased to 21 as 18 years is not the perfect time for a girl to marry and bear children.
Can a 19 year old boy get married in India?
As of now, while the legal age of marriage in India is 18 years for girls, it is
21 for boys
. Anaemia and malnutrition are common afflictions in underage mothers and relate to marriages taking place in the 16-18 age group.
Which State Has Lowest child marriage in India?
Jharkhand is the state with highest child marriage rates in India (14.1%)
Jammu and Kashmir
was reported to be the only state with lowest child marriage cases at 0.4% in 2009. Rural rates of child marriages were three times higher than urban India rates in 2009.
What country is it legal to marry a child?
In
Iraq, Jamaica and Uruguay
, children can marry with parental permission. In about one fifth of countries (38), there are different minimum ages for men and women, and almost always the girl is younger.
Who stopped the child marriage?
In 2016,
UNICEF
, together with UNFPA, launched the Global Programme to End Child Marriage. Empowering young girls at risk of marriage or already in union, the programme have reached more than 12 million adolescent girls with life-skills training and school attendance support since 2016.
Why is there a child marriage?
Why does child marriage happen? … In places where the groom's family pays a bride price,
parents in difficult circumstances may marry off their daughters as a source of income
. Parents – especially in humanitarian crises – often view marriage as a way to protect their daughters from sexual violence.
Can a 13 year old get married?
Most states have a minimum marriage age for minors with parental consent, ranging from 12-17 years old. However, California and Mississippi do not have minimum ages for minors to be allowed to marry with parental consent. … New Hampshire: Age of consent to marry with parental consent for males is 14;
for females is 13
.
How many wives can you have in Yemen?
Men may have
as many as four wives
at the same time, though in practice it is rare for a man to take more than one wife.
