Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally recognised union between people, called spouses, that establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. It is considered a cultural universal, but the definition of marriage varies between cultures and religions, and over time. Typically, it is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. A marriage ceremony is called a wedding. Individuals may marry for several reasons, including …

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World Bank Group · 1 May 2024 English

This brief showcases the gender landscape in Cyprus on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains, minimizes losses in wealth, …

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Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English

This data-as-bodies approach offers a situated perspective on the implica- Edwards and Gabrielle Hecht, “History and the Technopolitics of Identity: The Case of Apartheid South Africa,” Journal of Southern African …

registrant’s parents’ name, parents’ residence, or marriage details and certification,6 to name a few. This ethnicity, place of birth, naturalization, or marriage. Yet, within the 11 “Dom Pass,” Digital Innovation


ActionAid Association (India) · 21 April 2024 English

Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains …

assist in the work of cooking in ‘choultries’ or marriage halls that are rented out for marriages or any for suitable schemes. Registering choultries, marriage halls, and other similar institutions as work for not only registering all such choultries and marriage halls that come under their purview but also ensuring traditions and culture, allowing customary laws in marriage, divorce, and inheritance. Local dispute resolution Special measures are essential to prevent child marriage and bride purchase among pastoral nomadic communities


PI: Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development · 19 April 2024 English

We respectfully acknowledge the space our organization is headquartered in as the traditional and ancestral territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the bands Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai, the Îyârhe …

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ActionAid Association (India) · 19 April 2024 English

Beyond the scheme-based commitments which some state governments and the central government have given in the form of urban employment schemes or the rural employment guarantee act << 2 >> …

assist in the work of cooking in ‘choultries’ or marriage halls that are rented out for marriages or any Agenda for Just Futures Registering choultries, marriage halls, and other similar institutions as work for not only registering all such choultries and marriage halls that come under their purview but also ensure


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 18 April 2024 English

Despite embracing democracy, radical-right parties pose a significant challenge to the EU’s fundamental values. European leaders and institutions must address this challenge to safeguard democracy in the EU and ensure …

campaigned for a national referendum to stipulate that marriage can only be between a man and a woman. This push


ICG: International Crisis Group · 18 April 2024 English

16 “Memorandum Order 32: Reinforcing the Guidelines for the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in the Implementation of Measures to Suppress and Prevent Lawless Violence”, …

community. The NPA famously officiated over a gay marriage. On the other hand, there are reports that in


PNG NRI: PNG National Research Institute · 18 April 2024 English

The study reported in this paper is to review published and unpublished papers that focus on how to make services including those provided by a helpline available and accessible to …

of the helpline during sexual violence within marriage. Marital little is known about the March 2014


World Bank Group · 17 April 2024 English

In 2012 and in 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolutions urging the international community to intensify global efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). It also called upon …

coercion, such as family violence and abuse, forced marriage, dowry deaths, acid attacks and female circumcision laws that prohibit female genital mutilation and marriage of girl children. 18. The issues of HIV/AIDS suffer female genital mutilation, be forced into marriage or be subjected to severe community ostracism female genital mutilation, child and/or forced marriage, polygamy, crimes committed in the name of so-called and, within some cultures, is a requirement for marriage and believed to be an effective method of controlling


Amnesty International · 17 April 2024 English

The autonomous authorities of north-east Syria – with the support of the US government and other members of the coalition to defeat the Islamic State (IS) armed group – are …

detained women and girls are victims of forced marriage to IS members, and many detained boys and young including women who were subjected to forced marriage by IS members and boys who were forced to fight the trafficking of women and girls for forced marriage through IS’s system of women- only guesthouses minority groups were also targeted for forced marriage and in some cases slavery.25 The Commission of Inquiry on Syria also documented patterns of forced marriage of Sunni 14 Amnesty International, Ethnic Cleansing


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