Child marriage in the context of the HIV epidemic

Author: Womens UN Report Network

Date: October 6, 2015

Attachments:
CHILDMARRIAGEHIV.pdf

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Juridical Aspects

A.International Covenant on Civil & Political
Rights

B.1.CEDAW

2.Convention on the Rights of the
Child

Factual Aspects

B.Women’s Health

C.Status in the Family

C.2.Practices linked to marriage and
divorce

113.(a)Child
marriage

114. Child
marriage……..”Early marriage leads to early motherhood and problems with

health, education, and life expectancy.”

(b) Consent to marriage

E.Right to Dignity

2.Rape & Sexual
Abuse

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http://www.phishare.org/documents/PopCouncil/3553

Author: Judith Bruce

InfoShare Partner: Population
Council

Publication Date: September 2005

Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper

Topics: Adolescents/youth, Gender, HIV/AIDS
prevention

Region: Global

Language: English

Additional information: also available in
French

Number of Pages: 4

File Size: 65 KB

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