Ranu Chakma said, “I was married at the age of 6 and I lost my first child during pregnancy at the age of 16.”
Child marriage continues despite his village Teknaf upazila on the southern coast of Bangladesh illegal and human rights violations, although many countries have banned this illegal practice, it continues to violate. In Colombia, in the beginning of February (2025), a law has been enforced in protest against child marriage.
Five common misconceptions about child marriage are presented here:
Myth 1: It is always invalid
Under numerous international agreements such as international conference programs on Population and Development, the convention on children’s rights on child marriage and all discrimination against women has been banned in the 5th. Nevertheless, there are 64 million women and girls on earth who were bride.
Even now a lot of girls are getting married every day, but how is this possible? This is happening because many countries are in theoretical restrictions on child marriage, but in the case of restrictions, marriage acceptable age has been defined individually from 18 years, or the law approved with the consent of parents or religious or traditional exceptions
In many places, there is no provision for registering these weddings, and usually a marriage is legal, which makes the law it is difficult to control. By application; There is a need to revisit what the importance of the society gives girls.
In the state of Bihar, India, two of the five were married five years ago, two programs like Talim-e-Nelinggan have a positive impact. These programs encourage youth to think about things like gender role and human rights.
Altamash is a student whose sister wanted to continue studying without marrying her at an early age. “That’s why I was able to help my sister. When I realized that it would help him, I recommended him to my father. He is now going to finish his studies and I’m very proud of him.”
Myths 2: In some cases it is necessary to marry childhood
To some extent, child marriage practice continues because it is seen as a solution to other problems.
Particularly in the humanitarian crisis, child marriage rates often increase. Parents believe that marriage will create their daughter’s future in the future and her husband will take her financial responsibility as well as protect her from violence.
Child marriage is also seen as a solution that will save the honor of the girl and her family after getting pregnant after marriage or getting pregnant several times before marriage. In developing countries, adolescents are only after marriage in most cases of pregnancy and childbirth. However, in reality, child marriage is not the real solution to any problem.
Due to child marriage, girls have to face high levels of sex, physical and mental violence from their intimate colleagues. Then pregnant at a young age is dangerous to the health of girls; Pregnancy and distribution complexity is one of the main causes of adolescent girls.
Children and adolescent mothers are often forced to quit their studies, which their 16 -year -old Nichollets disappear from school after they marry them in the future. Never thought about questioning this practice.
But after attending a UNFPA -backed awareness session, “I don’t know that we too can be a victim of child marriage.”
He wants all the girls in his community to know “Everyone has the right to realize their ambitions and the decision to marry should be at your will.”
Myths 3: This problem is going away
Listen to child marriage despite the problems of the past or distant problems, but in reality this practice remains a serious threat to girls around the world. Although global marriage rates are gradually decreasing, population growth is also increasing at the highest rate.
This means that it is likely to increase the total number in child marriage. In the largest number of children, in Asia and the Pacific, the highest rate of child marriage is seen in sub-city Africa.
Due to the low progress in Latin America and the Caribbean regions, child marriage in this region is expected to expand so much, which will be the second largest compared to other regions.
However, this problem is not limited to developing countries. It is also prevalent in countries like Britain and the United States.
Sara Tasnim, at the age of 15, recalled an informal spiritual meeting and then remembered her marriage at the age of 16, “I was introduced to someone one morning and forcibly the same night I got married together I’m pregnant. Was, and then we were legally married in the United States Nevada, where only my father’s signature was needed.
“To change it, you need to do the verb to stop child marriage. For this, the strength of the girls is very important.”
১ 16 -year -old Hadija, who lives in Nizar, said, “When my father decided to marry my son’s son, I was 5 years old.”
Fortunately, he joined the UNFPA -Backed Youth program and got access to a safe place. “I talked to a sponsor of a safe place who celebrated my parents to suspend the marriage with the help of the head living in the neighborhood.”
Today Hadija is learning sewing work to become financially self -sufficient.
He said, “Now in the next three years, I will marry the one I love.”
Myth 4: This is a cultural or religious problem
Child marriage is sometimes introduced in the form of a necessary religious or cultural practice. However, there is no religious traditions that need child marriage.
In fact, cultural and religious leaders around the world often take a strong stand against child marriage. Especially when proof of the results of this practice is provided to them.
“We have always taught the youth that child marriage is religiously and legally wrong.
UNFPA works with faith leaders worldwide who is working to end child marriage. These include priests, monks, nans and imams, a priest in Ethiopia, Gabrigaziav Tiku said, “As far as child marriage resistance, we are seeing good results.”
Myth 5: It only happens with girls
In Nicaragua, the highest rate of child marriage among boys is providing human rights information to adolescents through the strength of youth.
Although most girls are girls, they are married at a very young age according to 2019 statistics.
This problem is related to the disadvantages of becoming a father soon, preventing education and limiting opportunities.
One of the five years of age of 20 to 24 years was married before his 18th birthday, while this figure was one of 30 people in young men. In countries where boys child marriage rates are very low, girls are relatively high than child marriage rates.
It is not considered whether the sex of the child or in a country they are bound to the marriage source. Child marriage is a harmful practice, which needs to be dealt with for the root causes.
These include issues such as economic discrimination, sex and reproductive health care and conflict of information and conflict. One of the prominent causes of sexual discrimination is and it requires immediate and renewal attention.
Dr Gabriel Hossain, director of the Institute of Gender and Development Studies at the University of West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, said, “We have eliminated child marriage, but violent masculinity is not over yet.”
Perico Group Cariman activist Cavin Liverpool has said that men and boys need to play an important role in this.
Kevin says, “It is important to raise awareness among these groups, what is feminism and gender equality, why not only for women, but for men and the whole society.”