Every two seconds, a child becomes a victim of forced marriage.1 This egregious child rights violation robs millions of their childhoods, substituting a life of misery and hardship.
Girls like Maria*, who at 13 was forced to become the sixth wife of a 70-year-old man. When she resisted, her father told her: “If you don’t go to join your husband, I will kill you.”2
Join our movement to end forced child marriage and help girls like Maria.
Right now world leaders, government officials and civil society can make ending forced marriage a priority. Sustainable Development Goal 5.3 has put ending forced marriage on the global agenda and with our support for this goal we can help change the lives of girls like Maria for the better.
But we need people like you to help push governments and civil society to make ending this abhorrent practice a priority.
Case by case, country by country, we will push lawmakers and politicians to protect children from this abhorrent practice.
Want to know more about forced child marriage around the world – check out our blog here!
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77 Comments on "JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST FORCED CHILD MARRIAGE"
ANYONE NOTICE HOW MANY OF THESE ARE FEMALES?
HOW DO WE CHANGE THE WORLD’S MEN SO THAT THEY DON’T THINK OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AS BREEDING STOCK TO EXPLOIT?
How can this be allowed to continue. Government s worldwide shoulda enforce a ban on child marriage.
Unbelievable that this horrible things still happen, What are they thinking?? Come on! This has to STOP immediately, You’re stuck in the past! Welcome the PRESENT time PEOPLE!
Goodness me this is shocking, terribly disturbing that dear children are still being forced into marriages, what era are the adults who force this are in ??? , they need to catch up with the new modern kinder conscientious world , the new era. Very disturbing that this is allowed, disturbing.
Stop child marriage all over the world!! These girld are ruined the rest of their miserable lives!