{"id":4770,"date":"2021-07-21T13:54:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T12:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/yorkshire\/?page_id=4770"},"modified":"2022-05-10T21:17:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T20:17:59","slug":"siyams-forced-marriage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/yorkshire\/si-yorkshire-anti-slavery-group-overview\/siyams-forced-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Forced Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4847\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/yorkshire\/files\/2021\/11\/18.-Forced-marriage-is-slavery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"190\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Forced Marriage<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>What is Forced Marriage?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Child, early and forced marriage is a human rights violation and a harmful practice.\u00a0 It disproportionately affects women and girls globally, preventing them from living their lives free from all forms of violence.\u00a0 It threatens the lives and futures of girls and women around the world, robbing them of their ability to make decisions about their own lives, it disrupts their education, thus making them more vulnerable to violence, discrimination and abuse.\u00a0 It also prevents their full participation in economic, political and social spheres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why does it happen?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many reasons for forced marriage.\u00a0 In some parts of the world, young girls and women are forced to marry in exchange for payment to their families, through poverty, the cancellation of debt, or even to settle family disputes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How prevalent is it?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That is 23 girls every minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nearly 1 every 3 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are some of the problems?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Often Child marriage results in early and frequent pregnancy and childbirth. Women and girls frequently attempt to flee their communities or to commit suicide to avoid or escape the marriage.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">child who is forced into marriage is likely to suffer significant harm through physical, sexual as well as emotional abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Predatory Marriage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a newly recognised form of abuse. \u00a0Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/yorkshire\/predatory-marriage\/\">predatory marriage here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/stop-forced-marriage\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/stop-forced-marriage<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionaid.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.actionaid.org.uk\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/info-advice\/bullying-abuse-safety\/crime-law\/forced-marriage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/info-advice\/bullying-abuse-safety\/crime-law\/forced-marriage\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.org\/about-child-marriage\/%E2%80%A6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.girlsnotbrides.org\/about-child-marriage\/<\/span><b>\u2026<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antislavery.org\/slavery-today\/child-marriage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.antislavery.org\/slavery-today\/child-marriage\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forced Marriage What is Forced Marriage? 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