Annotation:
This document reflects the stance of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) regarding child marriage. According to the organization, child marriage violates the human rights of the child because the girl child becomes little more than a servant to her husband's family and sex slave to her husband. This document also addresses the causes of child marriage, the health consequences for the girls, and tools that can be used to end child marriage. [Descriptors:Marriage - International]