Child Marriage: Age, Consent, Gender, and Human Rights
Child marriage is a marriage involving at least one person below the recognized minimum age, raising concerns about consent, education, health, autonomy, and gender inequality.
Child marriage is a marriage involving at least one person below the recognized minimum age, raising concerns about consent, education, health, autonomy, and gender inequality.
Forced marriage occurs when one or both people are pressured, threatened, or coerced into marriage without free and full consent.
The right to choose a partner protects voluntary decisions about dating, marriage, and intimate relationships while rejecting coercion, forced marriage, and discrimination.
Arranged marriage is a union in which relatives, communities, or matchmakers help introduce potential spouses, who should retain the freedom to accept or refuse.