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In 2011, Reiss founded the non-profit organization Unchained At Last, to support people who wish to leave arranged and forced marriages. [3] [1] [6] [2] [8] Helping minors is difficult, but Unchained does what it can, including changing laws to prevent minors from being legally entered into marriage in the United States. [11]
Arranged marriages can also be seen as an inherent violation to human rights - particularly women's rights. [89] Scholars often wonder if arranged marriages are more stable and suitable for raising children, [ 90 ] and question whether the married couple can still experience a loving, respectful relationship.
The United Nations views forced marriage as a form of human rights abuse, since it violates the principle of the freedom and autonomy of individuals. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that a person's right to choose a spouse and enter freely into marriage is central to their life and dignity, and their equality as a human being. [6]
A 2015 report by the Working Group on Women's Rights called for a number of efforts to be made to reduce incidences of forced marriage, and appropriately care for victims of forced marriages by invalidating such marriages and protecting custody of children, the right to remarry, and matrimonial assets. [37]
Bride buying in India is the practice of forced arranged marriages through human trafficking. Brides are commonly referred to as "paro" (from the far side) or "molki" (one who has a price) within this framework. The brides are sold by their parents to human traffickers who transport and sell them within relatively wealthier regions of Northern ...
In accordance with customary tradition, child marriages are often the result of unions arranged by the parents of the young bride. [5] As stated by UNICEF's The State of the World's Children 2013 report, 18% of Sierra Leonean women are married by the age of 15, while 44% of them are married by the age of 18. [6]
According to Afghan Civil Law Article 40, "marriage is a contract between a male and female for the establishment of a family." [2] Article 70 sets the legal age of marriage to be 16 for females and 18 for males; Article 71 (subsection 1) gives a girl's marriage rights to her father or guardian before the legal age of 16, and marriages for minors under the age of 15 are not allowed under any ...
Conflict of marriage laws is the conflict of laws with respect to marriage in different jurisdictions. When marriage-related issues arise between couples with diverse backgrounds, questions as to which legal systems and norms should be applied to the relationship naturally follow with various potentially applicable systems frequently conflicting with one another.