Forced Marriage
Forced marriage is a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without their consent or against their will. A marriage can also become a forced marriage even if both parties enter with full consent if one or both are later forced to stay in the marriage against their will. A forced marriage differs from an arranged marriage, in which both parties presumably consent to the assistance of their parents or a third party such as a matchmaker in finding and choosing a spouse. There is often a continuum of coercion used to compel a marriage, ranging …
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WWF: World Wide Fund for Nature (UK) · 11 November 2024 English
All breaches of this policy and any allegations of abuse and neglect will be taken seriously and may lead to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal for gross misconduct, …
knowledge of the victim. This would include forced marriage and sexual slavery and also includes sexual …
Eurojust: European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit · 6 November 2024 English
amendments include: the extension of the scope of the Directive to the exploitation of surrogacy, of forced marriage and of illegal adoption; mandatory criminalisation of the knowing use of the services of trafficked …
Directive to the exploitation of surrogacy, of forced marriage and of illegal adoption; mandatory criminalisation …
Law Council of Australia · 31 October 2024 English
Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) is well-placed to respond to the prevention of forced marriage, particularly drawing on the following existing features of the Court: (a) specialised family … the better course of action with respect to grounds for seeking civil protection orders for forced marriage is to keep the elements of any legal test broad, leaving the matter ultimately to the discretion …
Enhancing Civil Protection and Remedies for Forced Marriage—Consultation Paper Attorney-General’s Department … Part 1: Building a shared understanding of forced marriage as a form of family and domestic violence to … ............... 9 Contextual placement of forced marriage under family and domestic violence frameworks … dynamics and the framing of education around ‘forced’ marriage ...................14 Dowry and dowry-related … not defined. Broadening the definition of forced marriage ........... Error! Bookmark not defined. Under …
WEF: World Economic Forum · 29 October 2024 English
It is also driven in part by the need for trade policy to be responsive to the The infusion of values into trade risks further negative effects that unbridled trade …
Developed-world countries are increasingly adopting forced marriage),2 problems remain in reaching an approach … Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage. https://www.ilo.org/publications/major-pu … stimates-modern-slavery-forced-labour-and-forced-marriage. 3. US Department of State. (2023). 2023 country … stimates-modern-slavery-forced-labour-and-forced-marriage https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country …
UN: The United Nations · 25 October 2024 English
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about the trafficking of young girls for forced marriage to Al-Shabaab members and other incidents …
World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English
This guidance note seeks to identify and disseminate good practices in Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) to improve coverage of the critical linkages between climate change, natural resource management, …
violence [IPV], sexual assault and rape, early/forced marriage, sexual abuse and exploitation) and intensifying …
UN: The United Nations · 24 October 2024 English
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from religious minorities for the purpose of forced marriage, their forced conversion to Islam and the … Under section 498 (b) of the Penal Code, forced marriage was prohibited and punishable by a term of … members of minority groups being subjected to forced marriage were recorded by the local authorities and …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 23 October 2024 English
Administered by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on behalf of the UN System, the Trust Fund's mandate is to provide humanitarian, legal and financial aid to …
of Exploitation 0 50 Sexual Exploitation/ Forced Marriage/ Online Pornography 96 Forced Labour/ Begging/ … brought back home. Facing renewed threats of forced marriage and domestic violence, she escaped again, this …
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 22 October 2024 English
Around 47% of youth aged 18–29 live in countries with extreme or high levels of conflict, and 75% reside in less developed regions. Among them, 250 million are in least …
GBV, including domestic violence, child and forced marriage, sexual assault, and rape. Young migrants …
