Latest items for MARR-PRACTICE-1
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Article 18 of the 2001 Constitution further states that ‘[f]orced marriage is a violation of individual liberty’. It also states that forced marriage ‘is forbidden and punished within the conditions established by law’. Forced marriage is also banned by Article 108 of the Family Code. Concerning property, Article 19 provides that the woman has the right to have her own estate, which she has the right to manage on her own. Concerning parental duties, Article 20 establishes that both parents have the right and duty to raise their children” (67). ““My name is Khadija*, and I live with my son in Dakar, Senegal. I was married to my cousin as...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Article 18 of the 2001 Constitution further states that ‘[f]orced marriage is a violation of individual liberty’. It also states that forced marriage ‘is forbidden and punished within the conditions established by law’. Forced marriage is also banned by Article 108 of the Family Code. Concerning property, Article 19 provides that the woman has the right to have her own estate, which she has the right to manage on her own. Concerning parental duties, Article 20 establishes that both parents have the right and duty to raise their children” (67). ““My name is Khadija*, and I live with my son in Dakar, Senegal. I was married to my cousin as...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
“There must be further amendments to the Family Code in line with CEDAW and the Maputo Protocol to remove the requirement of a legal guardian for women,criminalise forced marriage, and provide for penalties, remove the exception for marriage of children under18 years; and provide for equal rights of men and women in marriage, divorce and in custody matters” (31).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
“There must be further amendments to the Family Code in line with CEDAW and the Maputo Protocol to remove the requirement of a legal guardian for women,criminalise forced marriage, and provide for penalties, remove the exception for marriage of children under18 years; and provide for equal rights of men and women in marriage, divorce and in custody matters” (31).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:13 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Concerning marriage, the Constitution protects the rights of women as demonstrated in the section above. The Law on the Protection of Victims and the Prevention and Punishment of Sexual and Gender-based Violence provides for several safeguards for women in the family. For instance, Article 38 provides for the punishment of anyone who kidnaps a girl for marrying her or to have her married. Article 39 criminalises forced marriage, including the forced marriage of widows to their step-brother, step-father, or the husband of a deceased sister. Article 59 further protects widows from harmful practices such as anyone preventing her from accessing the property from the marriage” (39).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Concerning marriage, the Constitution protects the rights of women as demonstrated in the section above. The Law on the Protection of Victims and the Prevention and Punishment of Sexual and Gender-based Violence provides for several safeguards for women in the family. For instance, Article 38 provides for the punishment of anyone who kidnaps a girl for marrying her or to have her married. Article 39 criminalises forced marriage, including the forced marriage of widows to their step-brother, step-father, or the husband of a deceased sister. Article 59 further protects widows from harmful practices such as anyone preventing her from accessing the property from the marriage” (39).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9). “The Constitution of the Republic of Malawi protects the family as the natural and...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9). “The Constitution of the Republic of Malawi protects the family as the natural and...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage" (9). "Article 333 of the Code of the Family recognises religious marriages but states that...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage" (9). "Article 333 of the Code of the Family recognises religious marriages but states that...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:54 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9). “With regard to gender-based violence, the Penal Code was amended in June 2019 with...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Since the Maputo Protocol, that clearly prohibits marriage under the age of 18, was adopted, many of the countries studied have engaged in law reforms. Some of them, such as Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and The Gambia have an absolute ban on marriage under the age of 18. Despite the legal ban, child marriage is still prevalent in some of these countries and more needs to be done to sensitise communities on the law and the dangers of child marriage; and to address the root causes of child marriage” (9). “With regard to gender-based violence, the Penal Code was amended in June 2019 with...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“The Children’s Act 2009 has, besides conferring for the first time explicit rights on children, also contributed to the reform of family law in general. The Children’s Act prohibits forced marriages of children and the Marriage Act 2001 sets the minimum age of marriage at 18 years, without any exception. However, customary and religious marriages are excluded from the scope of the Marriage Act. Previously, the general rules were that custody of children of tender age should be given to the mother, custody of a son should be given to a father and that of a daughter to the mother and custody of a child should not be given to...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, MARR-LAW-1
“The Children’s Act 2009 has, besides conferring for the first time explicit rights on children, also contributed to the reform of family law in general. The Children’s Act prohibits forced marriages of children and the Marriage Act 2001 sets the minimum age of marriage at 18 years, without any exception. However, customary and religious marriages are excluded from the scope of the Marriage Act. Previously, the general rules were that custody of children of tender age should be given to the mother, custody of a son should be given to a father and that of a daughter to the mother and custody of a child should not be given to...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Article 35 of the Family Code prohibits forced marriage and unions that require the payment of bride price. All marriages need to be registered for them to be valid according to Article 35(4) of the Family Code. Article 35 of the Constitution further extends recognition to customary marriages and de facto unions. The jurisprudence of the country emphasises on de facto unions as follows” (34).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
“Article 35 of the Family Code prohibits forced marriage and unions that require the payment of bride price. All marriages need to be registered for them to be valid according to Article 35(4) of the Family Code. Article 35 of the Constitution further extends recognition to customary marriages and de facto unions. The jurisprudence of the country emphasises on de facto unions as follows” (34).
Aug. 4, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"She [Fatima, Afghan woman] had never met her husband before their arranged wedding in the summer of 2024. Each time her family asked to see him, they were told he was shy. It was only on the wedding day, relatives say, that Fatima understood what had been hidden from her: her husband had severe intellectual and physical disabilities and could not eat, wash or dress himself without help. In the months that followed, Fatima cooked, cleaned, cared for her husband and tended the family’s livestock. She was rarely allowed to leave the house. Whenever she visited her parents, she wept and begged them not to send her back" (para 2-3)....more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"She [Fatima, Afghan woman] had never met her husband before their arranged wedding in the summer of 2024. Each time her family asked to see him, they were told he was shy. It was only on the wedding day, relatives say, that Fatima understood what had been hidden from her: her husband had severe intellectual and physical disabilities and could not eat, wash or dress himself without help. In the months that followed, Fatima cooked, cleaned, cared for her husband and tended the family’s livestock. She was rarely allowed to leave the house. Whenever she visited her parents, she wept and begged them not to send her back" (para 2-3)....more
June 30, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Other families lost both daughters and grandchildren. Many women and girls forcibly married to RSF fighters were taken with them back to Darfur when they retreated" (para 55).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Other families lost both daughters and grandchildren. Many women and girls forcibly married to RSF fighters were taken with them back to Darfur when they retreated" (para 55).
June 29, 2026, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Last summer, Xiaocao [female volunteer women's rights activist], a softly spoken woman in her 40s, received a tip-off that in Lüliang, a small city in China’s Shanxi province, vulnerable women were being forced into marriages. Along with another volunteer, she wanted to investigate. After leaving Beijing, the two volunteers travelled south for hours, on trains and in rental cars. A few villages turned out to be dead ends. But on the final day of their trip, the women stopped in a county where they’d heard about a woman with learning disabilities who was “married” to two brothers. Soon, they found her." (para 2-3). "The trafficking and exploitation of women in...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Last summer, Xiaocao [female volunteer women's rights activist], a softly spoken woman in her 40s, received a tip-off that in Lüliang, a small city in China’s Shanxi province, vulnerable women were being forced into marriages. Along with another volunteer, she wanted to investigate. After leaving Beijing, the two volunteers travelled south for hours, on trains and in rental cars. A few villages turned out to be dead ends. But on the final day of their trip, the women stopped in a county where they’d heard about a woman with learning disabilities who was “married” to two brothers. Soon, they found her." (para 2-3). "The trafficking and exploitation of women in...more
June 26, 2026, 10:33 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
“A woman who graduated from a university in Southern California in 2016 returned to her home city of Shanghai, embarking on a career as a student councillor. Soon after her parents urged her to marry a close family friend. ‘I didn’t want to disappoint them after all they had paid for my education. So even though I was young, I agreed to the match,’ she tells indianexpress.com. At first, the relationship went well. The couple bought a house near her in-laws’ place, she was allowed to keep working, and at the age of 26 bore a baby girl. However, her husband soon grew discontent, and one night, physically abused her....more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
“A woman who graduated from a university in Southern California in 2016 returned to her home city of Shanghai, embarking on a career as a student councillor. Soon after her parents urged her to marry a close family friend. ‘I didn’t want to disappoint them after all they had paid for my education. So even though I was young, I agreed to the match,’ she tells indianexpress.com. At first, the relationship went well. The couple bought a house near her in-laws’ place, she was allowed to keep working, and at the age of 26 bore a baby girl. However, her husband soon grew discontent, and one night, physically abused her....more
June 23, 2026, 8:13 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"UN Women's special representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson, said the new legislation [of no minimum age of marriage] represented 'another serious development' in the erosion of women's rights nearly five years after the group returned to power. The agency warned the rules failed to establish a minimum age for marriage and mark a departure from laws in force before the Taliban takeover in August 2021, when Afghanistan criminalised forced child marriage. 'By implying that child marriage is permitted, it risks normalising the practice,' Ferguson said" (para 2-4).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1
"UN Women's special representative in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson, said the new legislation [of no minimum age of marriage] represented 'another serious development' in the erosion of women's rights nearly five years after the group returned to power. The agency warned the rules failed to establish a minimum age for marriage and mark a departure from laws in force before the Taliban takeover in August 2021, when Afghanistan criminalised forced child marriage. 'By implying that child marriage is permitted, it risks normalising the practice,' Ferguson said" (para 2-4).
June 16, 2026, 5:43 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Kawthar [15-year-old Iraqi girl and a victim of honor killing] lived in al-Nahrawan, a district in the south-east of Baghdad. She had been taken out of school and at age 13 forced to marry an alcoholic years older than her" (para 2). "Soon after, her [Kawthar, 15-year-old Iraqi girl and a victim of honor killing] cousin was released from prison and asked Kawthar’s parents for her hand in marriage. Kawthar refused as everyone knew the groom was involved in dealing in drugs and alcohol. Her family ignored her and gave their approval as, according to their custom, 'a man’s word is not broken by a girl.' Her mother and female...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Kawthar [15-year-old Iraqi girl and a victim of honor killing] lived in al-Nahrawan, a district in the south-east of Baghdad. She had been taken out of school and at age 13 forced to marry an alcoholic years older than her" (para 2). "Soon after, her [Kawthar, 15-year-old Iraqi girl and a victim of honor killing] cousin was released from prison and asked Kawthar’s parents for her hand in marriage. Kawthar refused as everyone knew the groom was involved in dealing in drugs and alcohol. Her family ignored her and gave their approval as, according to their custom, 'a man’s word is not broken by a girl.' Her mother and female...more
June 9, 2026, 5:15 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"'I [Zeynab Javadli's lawyer, Zeynab is an ex-wife to Dubai Prince] spoke with Zeynab many times each day for years. She never stopped fighting for her rights as a woman and as a mother. She never stopped protecting her girls, most recently shielding her eldest daughter from the prospect of underage marriage" (para 13).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"'I [Zeynab Javadli's lawyer, Zeynab is an ex-wife to Dubai Prince] spoke with Zeynab many times each day for years. She never stopped fighting for her rights as a woman and as a mother. She never stopped protecting her girls, most recently shielding her eldest daughter from the prospect of underage marriage" (para 13).
May 23, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"One informal estimate [on child marriage in Afghanistan] suggested that since the Taliban had barred them from education about 70% had been pushed into early or forced marriage and that 66% of these marriages involved girls under the age of 18" (para 3).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"One informal estimate [on child marriage in Afghanistan] suggested that since the Taliban had barred them from education about 70% had been pushed into early or forced marriage and that 66% of these marriages involved girls under the age of 18" (para 3).
May 20, 2026, 3:37 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"A young woman has told how she was pushed towards a forced marriage and choked unconscious by her father who performed “exorcisms” in a bid to rid of demons after her family found out she was gay. The harrowing case is one of many incidents examined in new research that found forced marriage remains “rife” in England and Wales but the number of people coming forward to alert authorities has plummeted in recent years. The first-of-its-kind study, by the University of Lincoln and the University of Bristol, found queries to the government’s forced marriage unit dramatically decreased from 1,507 inquiries in 2018 to 337 in 2021. But experts told The...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"A young woman has told how she was pushed towards a forced marriage and choked unconscious by her father who performed “exorcisms” in a bid to rid of demons after her family found out she was gay. The harrowing case is one of many incidents examined in new research that found forced marriage remains “rife” in England and Wales but the number of people coming forward to alert authorities has plummeted in recent years. The first-of-its-kind study, by the University of Lincoln and the University of Bristol, found queries to the government’s forced marriage unit dramatically decreased from 1,507 inquiries in 2018 to 337 in 2021. But experts told The...more
April 24, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I [female Iraqi narrator] consider myself lucky. A family friend who lives in the marshland of the south cries when she recalls how her elder sister was married aged just 15, ‘given’ to a man nine years older, forced to abandon her education, she was pregnant by 16, and a mother of three aged 21" (para 34).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I [female Iraqi narrator] consider myself lucky. A family friend who lives in the marshland of the south cries when she recalls how her elder sister was married aged just 15, ‘given’ to a man nine years older, forced to abandon her education, she was pregnant by 16, and a mother of three aged 21" (para 34).
April 14, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Escape is not possible for most people though. Fathers must stand by as their daughters – some barely teenagers, are sold into marriage to older men who repulse them. In the past few months I [the anonymous Afghan woman/narrator] have seen it happen to two family friends, young girls both married to men they had never even set eyes on before they exchanged vows. On her wedding night, one of them was beaten by her new ¬husband because she had cried" (para 35-36).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"Escape is not possible for most people though. Fathers must stand by as their daughters – some barely teenagers, are sold into marriage to older men who repulse them. In the past few months I [the anonymous Afghan woman/narrator] have seen it happen to two family friends, young girls both married to men they had never even set eyes on before they exchanged vows. On her wedding night, one of them was beaten by her new ¬husband because she had cried" (para 35-36).
April 6, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"... Poverty is rising drastically, so is the number of child marriages agreed to by children’s parents out of desperation. Girls are no longer allowed to go to secondary school or university... Ever new draconian rules and decrees make it difficult for women to exercise their jobs in all professions; in some fields, they are even banned from going to work. A growing number of decrees clearly are aimed at making women disappear from public life and relegating them to the private sphere and to activities that are stereotypically associated with women, such as household chores. This system can and should be described as Gender Apartheid... and where girls are...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"... Poverty is rising drastically, so is the number of child marriages agreed to by children’s parents out of desperation. Girls are no longer allowed to go to secondary school or university... Ever new draconian rules and decrees make it difficult for women to exercise their jobs in all professions; in some fields, they are even banned from going to work. A growing number of decrees clearly are aimed at making women disappear from public life and relegating them to the private sphere and to activities that are stereotypically associated with women, such as household chores. This system can and should be described as Gender Apartheid... and where girls are...more
March 11, 2026, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"We [the BBC team in Afghanistan] began to hear of more and more girls being forced into early marriages by their families, because they were not able to get an education or a job" (para 32).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1
"We [the BBC team in Afghanistan] began to hear of more and more girls being forced into early marriages by their families, because they were not able to get an education or a job" (para 32).
March 11, 2026, 12:22 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Somalia's deeply rooted social traditions — child marriages, high rates of in group remarrying, and patriarchal family structures — also complicate integration into US society, where values of gender equality, individual autonomy, and secular civic norms dominate" (para 49). This information mentions 'child marriages' which indicates marriage being a forced practice for the girls (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Somalia's deeply rooted social traditions — child marriages, high rates of in group remarrying, and patriarchal family structures — also complicate integration into US society, where values of gender equality, individual autonomy, and secular civic norms dominate" (para 49). This information mentions 'child marriages' which indicates marriage being a forced practice for the girls (MR-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I [the author] hear the situation [of sex-based victims] is more horrible in some areas and provinces, where women don’t have access to the internet, mobile phones, or any education. There are reports the Taliban has taken cruel actions such as kidnapping, targeted killings, killing by stoning, and forced marriages" (para 31). "With your help and support [the author, an Afghan women's rights activis, is addressing the audience] you will save a family from hunger, you will save a daughter from child forced marriage, you will save a father from selling a body part to provide food for his family" (para 58).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I [the author] hear the situation [of sex-based victims] is more horrible in some areas and provinces, where women don’t have access to the internet, mobile phones, or any education. There are reports the Taliban has taken cruel actions such as kidnapping, targeted killings, killing by stoning, and forced marriages" (para 31). "With your help and support [the author, an Afghan women's rights activis, is addressing the audience] you will save a family from hunger, you will save a daughter from child forced marriage, you will save a father from selling a body part to provide food for his family" (para 58).
March 9, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for the first time on their wedding night — a betrothal arranged, according to relatives, “without the need for her permission” because, despite her tiny, shaking frame engulfed in an adult-sized tulle gown, she has reached puberty and her marriage was approved by a local cleric" (para 1-2). "One of Amani’s relatives told The Sunday Times that the girl’s four younger cousins had been married to...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Dozens of baby-faced schoolgirls drift through worn, neon-lit shops on “bridal boulevard” in Baghdad’s Sadr City wearing black abayas soon to be traded for puffball wedding gowns picked by their mothers. Among them is 12-year-old Amani, who is due to meet her 17-year-old fiancé for the first time on their wedding night — a betrothal arranged, according to relatives, “without the need for her permission” because, despite her tiny, shaking frame engulfed in an adult-sized tulle gown, she has reached puberty and her marriage was approved by a local cleric" (para 1-2). "One of Amani’s relatives told The Sunday Times that the girl’s four younger cousins had been married to...more
Jan. 9, 2026, 12:50 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I’ve examined the marriage certificate [of 14-year-old Brigitte Combs to a 37-year-old man], and it shows that the judge was Becky Sierra. The certificate lists the ages and birth dates of bride and groom, so there was no uncertainty about the age gap. I called Sierra, and she didn’t remember the case. But she told me that she felt she was obliged to marry a minor when a parent signed the forms. “I probably overstepped just by asking” if there was consent, Sierra said, adding that she had never heard of a judge who did not go ahead with a marriage. At least Sierra showed concern. I once wrote about...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"I’ve examined the marriage certificate [of 14-year-old Brigitte Combs to a 37-year-old man], and it shows that the judge was Becky Sierra. The certificate lists the ages and birth dates of bride and groom, so there was no uncertainty about the age gap. I called Sierra, and she didn’t remember the case. But she told me that she felt she was obliged to marry a minor when a parent signed the forms. “I probably overstepped just by asking” if there was consent, Sierra said, adding that she had never heard of a judge who did not go ahead with a marriage. At least Sierra showed concern. I once wrote about...more
Nov. 5, 2025, 7:50 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-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: MARR-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. 5, 2025, 7:44 a.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The custom [forced marriage] is also present in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, where it mostly goes unpunished due to indifferent law enforcement and stigma surrounding whistle-blowers" (para 8)
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"The custom [forced marriage] is also present in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, where it mostly goes unpunished due to indifferent law enforcement and stigma surrounding whistle-blowers" (para 8)