Violence 4: Forced Marriages

Today we are listed the fourth type of violence against women and girls. It is forced marriages.

“It refers to the imposition of a marriage on a non-consenting individual (or both of them). This coercion, which can involve violence, physical threats or emotional blackmail, theoretically distinguishes it from ‘arranged marriage’, which involves the consent of both spouses. Any marriage committed under duress, whether religious, civil or contracted according to traditional customs, is therefore a forced marriage and could fall within the scope of people trafficking and modern slavery”. 

Source: Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls, A Handbook for Journalist, 2019

Facts:

• In 2016, 5.4 million were living in a force marriage, from 84 % were women and 37% children under 18 age old.
• 90 % of these marriage occur in Africa and in the Pacific Asian.
• Early marriage is not the same as forced marriage.
• Forced marriage is condemned by international Law.

Report from the International Labour Office, 2017.

Advice for Journalist while reporting on this topic:

• “Strictly protect the identity of the person who filed a complaint or denounced this practice”.
• “Report on measures implemented or to be implemented in the future so that forced marriages can be annulled, or are annulled or dissolved in practice”. 

Source: Reporting on Violence against Women and Girls, A Handbook for Journalist, 2019

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