Essay On Child Marriage In Bangladesh

Child marriage in Bangladesh: Gross violation of human rights

1. Introduction:

Marriage is a solemn event of a human life as it is the recognized form of family union in a country like Bangladesh. However, this solemn event may not be same for all, particularly when it is about child marriage of a girl. Marriage is seen as providing social and economic security for women in Bangladesh (Altschuller, 2003) According to United Nations Children’s agency (UNICEF), Bangladesh has the fourth highest rate of child marriage in the world . Indeed, it has the highest rate of child marriage in the South Asia (52%), followed by India (47%), Nepal (37%) and Afghanistan (33%). About 52 percent of girls are married before the age of 18 and 18 percent of

The remarkable progress in the primary education in Bangladesh has become blur in consequence of drop out of the girl child after marriage. Due to early marriage a child become isolated from the society and deprived of her right to education.

2.3 Right to freedom of expression and movement:

Consent of the parties is essential for a marriage but in the case of child marriage the consent of the child is denied. Most of the case the child marriage are forced marriage as they get married without their consent which violates the freedom of expression of the girl. Furthermore, the new brides are expected to work in the house of husband whole day which violates their right to freedom of movement.

2.4 Right to protection from all form of abuse:

There is a strong relation between early marriage and abuse of a child. The girl victim of a child marriage often experience violence, abuse and forced sexual relations. Indeed, the General Comment No.13 of the Right of the Child to freedom from all forms of violence includes early marriage as a harmful practices against child