This section focuses on women's human rights in the context of marriage. Materials are included that explore women's rights to marry, decisions about when, if and whom to marry, child and early marriage, forced marriage, mail-order brides, polygyny, divorce and widowhood. International treaties and conventions that protect women's rights with respect to marriage include (but are not limited to):
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Articles 1, 16, 25 and 26
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Article 16
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 23
- Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles 1,2, 6, 12, 19, 24, 28, 29, 34, 35 and 36 CRC
- Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade,
and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, Article 1
- Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage
and Registration of Marriages, Articles 1,2 and 3
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Article 21
Visitors to this section may also be interested in materials in the Property Law and Housing Rights, Reproductive Rights, and Social and Economic Rights sections of this website for information related to issues of marriage and women's human rights.
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