6-year-old married, 8-year-old back to her family
Mani Ma, now 11 years old, living in a poor village in Andhra Pradesh, and her 6-year-old married a 20-year-old man in the parents arranged. Mani Ma said: "marriage, I do not know what happened. Only know that we must leave the house, I was crying, saying I do not want to leave home, but in the end still came to the house of a stranger." However, Ma Nima's marriage did not last long, two years after her husband and she divorced her back to her parents, she became an 8-year-old divorce. 0 woman. The nightmare of child marriage has remained in the mind of Mani Ma, when the reporter asked her if she would like to get married again, Mani Ma desperately shaking his head.
May to be held in collective child marriage
The wedding season in May each year, hundreds of places in India are held in a large group of children wedding. Many parents in the 10-year-old children to spend time wedding, some brides even in infants. 14-year-old Jane Bulgari is one of the many unfortunate children bride, her 11-year-old married a 20-year-old drunk lorry driver, married for three days husband in a car accident killed. Only 11 years old, she became a widow, no registration of the wedding, she can not get any compensation.
Teenage mothers pregnancy tragic consequences
According to a demographic of the Government of India, in the past few years, there are at least 300,000 of the age of 15 years of age to teenage mothers giving birth, they are victims of child marriage, because their body is not yet developed completely. coupled with malnutrition, the Indian girl's birth will often lead to fatal consequences. It is reported that there are 100 000 young mothers and one million infant deaths each year in India.
Money put his daughter to marry out
Under Indian law, the girl to the 18-year-old boy to 21 years to get married, "child marriages" purely illegal. However, many Indian families still follow the old tradition of child marriage, do not take the Indian marriage law seriously, and law enforcement agencies are often the phenomenon of "child brides" open eyes closed eyes. The wedding season in May each year, hundreds of places in India are held in a large group of children wedding.
In order to control the phenomenon of child brides, some provisions of the state government in India, all marriages must be to government registration, marriage registration, the bride must produce their identity cards to prove that they have 18 years of age. However, in Andhra Pradesh, India, even though this law has been passed for many years, but the phenomenon of "child brides" continued unabated.
According to expert analysis, "child brides" bad habits still can exist in India, there are complex social reasons, the most profound of which is rooted in economic backwardness and living in poverty. India, popular since ancient times, the dowry system, and married the girl, her parents must escort a lot of money, outlaw, the younger the woman, the less the man to ask for the dowry, thus it seems in poor families, their own children get married as soon as possible, it is quite a bargain . In addition, the parents, his daughter married early, you can save the cost of a burden daughter go to school.
Not control the phenomenon of child marriage
Under Indian law, the girl to the 18-year-old boy to 21 years old to get married, the child marriage phenomenon is purely illegal. However, many families still follow the old tradition of child marriage, do not take the law seriously, government and law enforcement agencies on the phenomenon of child marriage open eyes and closed eyes. UNICEF India said: "Even the part of the police is also bad habits, some of them also held over child marriage. They can not arrest their families."
In YemenIn Yemen, the legal age for marriage for girls is 15 years old. However, parents can decide whether their own daughter is "ready" to marry in advance so that the children get married.
Child brides out autobiographyNuoqiao De Ali, 10-year-old girl is one of the number of child brides in Yemen. 8 years old, her parents to marry a 28-year-old man, has been the abuse of her husband. Today, divorce Ali launched his autobiography about her ordeal. In February 2009, Ali in Paris, France to promote her new book, "me, Nuoqiao De, 10 years old, divorced".
British "Daily Mail" reported February 2, 2009, this autobiography is expected to become the best-selling book, publishers in the UK are in line to fight for its version of Ali's experience widespread concern by the international community. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who mentioned her tragic experience.
In 2007, only 8-year-old Ali parents to marry the older she is more than twice the Faiz Ali Ta Moer. Marriage, Ali suffered Tamo Er frequently beaten. 2008 to withstand the abuse, go to court to file for divorce, lawyers Suota Nasser took over the case. That same year, the court sentenced Ali Ta Moer the marriage end, Ali is to restore freedom of the body.
Dream
In Paris on February 1, Ali said: "I want to go back to school to become a lawyer to help girls like me." In fact, the charitable organization contributions, Ali and the 8-year-old sister, Shifa September 2008 back to school and start learning.
Lawyer Nasser Ali still "lucky", "some places in Yemen child brides is widespread, (Ali) cases due to the prosecution to the court by the more widespread concern."
Reality
Ali is now studying in schools located in the Yemeni capital Sanaa north, about 1300 girls. Her enrollment and Shifa be welcome principals En Gula Armagh Terry. However, Ali and her supporters, back to school is not easy.
Nasser said that previously there are a school, said Ali married, to understand the relationship between men and women, will be "contaminated" the other students refused to accept her.
Armagh Terry said, "We fully understand the situation of Ali, she will be subject to the care and education as other students, the school will try to help her integrate into the new environment.
The Armagh Terry has witnessed many students from becoming child brides. He said: "In 2008, a 13-year-old girl knot marriage is now to be a mother."
According to the Yemeni National Commission for Statistics, girls marriage led them to prematurely drop out of school is one of the reasons for the high rate of illiteracy among Yemeni women.
Early marriage dataThe girls, early marriage is the most common in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. However, in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia, the phenomenon of girls just entering puberty or after puberty to get married soon also very common. In some areas of West Africa, East Africa and South Asia, girls before puberty, marriage is not unusual.
The specific figures of the statistics of early marriage is very difficult, because many such marriages are not registered, it is informal. There are some exceptions. For example, in Bangladesh, according to the survey from 1996 to 1997, children aged 10-14, married only 5%.
This aspect of the content including some small-scale surveys and anecdotal information. This shows that early marriage is a very common phenomenon.
A survey conducted in Madhya Pradesh, India in 1998: Nearly 14 percent of girls aged 10-14 years during the marriage.In some areas of Ethiopia and West Africa, in seven or eight years old when the marriage is not uncommon.In northern Nigeria's Kebbi Province, the average age of marriage of girls is 11 years old, while the national average age for marriage is 17 years old.Adverse effectsParents choose to let the daughters married early for many reasons. Poor parents may be the daughter as an economic burden, they believe that daughters get married, the chances of survival for the whole family. They may think that early marriage can let his daughter from the harm of sexual harassment, a more common reason is that early marriage allows her to the protection of the male. Early marriage is also regarded as one of the ways to avoid the girl unwed.
Gender discrimination also contributed to the phenomenon of early marriage. The girls, early marriage can ensure obedience obey their husband's home, but more have children.
For children, early marriage will bring serious harm, including: denied access to education: Once married, girls are usually no longer go to school.
Health problems: the girl in the case of not fully mature pregnancy would increase infant and maternal mortality. Teenage girls more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS.
Abuse: This phenomenon is very common in child marriages. In addition, if the girls refused to marry, or did not obey the wishes of the parents to choose a marriage partner, they usually will be punished or even killed by their families, this behavior was considered "severing".
Protest deedsMore than 10 years old, this the carefree spend general age to age, but in some remote village in India, the girl may be forced to get married, which began the tragic fate of child bride. Girl Erica - the Kalin Di refused to yield, dare to struggle, success in changing the fate of the reduced to child brides. Her story spread throughout the country, she herself became a symbolic figure of the anti-child brides movement.To resist the final effective
Kalin Di aged 12 years old, from a remote village in West Bengal, India. Her meager income, only a hut, utterly destitute home, no electricity, no water and no toilet.
Kalin Di UNICEF and local agencies funding was able to go to school. However, with the grade level, tuition gradually rise, family-oriented stretched to impose a heavy economic burden. And other local families, Kalin Di parents, early married off his daughter might be the best choice. Then in September last year, her mother Menaka, is Kalin Di age of 11 to announce the decision.
Unlike other girls, the school learned during the Rights of the Child, the right to education and early marriage hazards knowledge Kalin Di deep impact, coupled with her four children witnessed the 11-year-old married sister Yue Sina died one after, sister and teacher's encouragement, the Ka Lindi decided to protest.
Sister's experience is a lesson for me, "British" Sunday Times "on the 26th quoted Kalin Di as saying," I explicitly told my father, I am of the school, rather than get married. "
Father Jagdish - Kalin Di rage, once refused to let her eat drink, mother Menaka stand in the side of the father. Isolated the Ka Lindi only to friends and teachers Arjun - Rama Nick for help. Spent a month in Rama Nick convince Ka Lindi's parents for her daughter to complete their studies, and married her before her 18-year-old adult.
Kalin Di finally passed the courage to adhere to the success in changing their own destiny.
Deeds all over the country
Kalin Di's story did not end on this autumn, she decided to use personal experience to encourage more girls to protest.
Her story boarded the front pages of major newspapers in India, widely circulated in the country. Kalin Di seems to have become the leaders of India, against child bride, she was also invited to meet India's first woman president Pratibha - Patil.
In addition, with clear language and presentation skills, Kalin Di "Sunbeam" magazine editor Commission, to provide support for the same boat girl.
"If the other girls of the village facing the same dilemma, I will personally tell her parents, she was too young, not suitable for marriage, should continue their studies," said Kalin Di.
Previously insisted to let his daughter marry the father Jagdish attitude is also a huge change, and proud of her daughter's deeds.
Kalin Di now focus their studies toward the teacher's ideal forward.
Atmosphere changes
The Kalin Di's words and deeds is a great encouragement to the nearby villages of girls her age, they have to stand up and fight for their own fate.
Rosen Jeter, local government officials - hole Du said: "Since learning of the Kalin Di story, she lived in the village and nearby villages no child brides, which people greatly encouraged."
UNICEF this year released a report that about 45 percent of India's 20-year-old to 24-year-old female under 18 years of age, married.
Said UNICEF spokesman in Delhi Sarah - Crow,, Kalin Di experience will help people to break the inherent concepts.
"Kalin Di girls is an important force for change," said Crow, "she is like an unsung hero, but the sudden emergence of courage and strong to resist the mainstream of society."
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