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Find here reports, policy briefs and factsheets about child marriage, as well as capacity-building tools for organisations and individuals working to end child marriage.

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Girls Not Brides UK: Policy brief

Outlines the need to end the harmful human rights violation that is child marriage and provides recommendations for UK government action.

Fact sheet and brief

Child marriage in South Asia: International and constitutional legal standards and jurisprudence for promoting accountability and change

Focuses on violations of women’s and girls’ reproductive rights and right to be free from sexual violence arising from child marriage in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.…

Report

Mapping child marriage in West Africa

The report looks at the causes of early marriage across the region and highlights some of the best practices and lessons learned from those working to end early marriage in…

Fact sheet and brief

Afghanistan: ending child marriage and domestic violence

Highlights the health and economic consequences of marriage under age 18 and violence against women and girls.

Report

Ending child marriage: what will it take?

A brief by Girls Not Brides USA for policy-makers, donors, and others looking to address child marriage.

Report

Emerging concerns and case studies on child marriage in Sri Lanka

Looks at links between statutory rape and early marriage and early cohabitation. Finds that early marriage cannot be considered a traditional practice in Sri Lanka and that there was a…

Report

Gender-based violence and child protection among Syrian refugees in Jordan, with a focus on early marriage

This study notes that economic and physical insecurity, among other factors that drive early marriage, is amplified in displacement.

Report

Wives in slavery: Forced marriage in the Congo

Child marriage in the Congo is described as a form of forced marriage and slavery.

Toolkit

Civil Society Accountability Principles and Practice - South Africa Toolkit

This toolkit explores what accountability means for civil society organisations in a South African context.

Report

Child marriage in Bangladesh

Examines the effectiveness of Plan Bangladesh's child-centered approaches at addressing causes and consequences of child marriage. The report finds that despite widespread awareness in rural areas about the legal age…

Report

Early relationships and marriage in conflict and post-conflict settings: vulnerability of youth in Uganda

The article presents factors that contribute to early relationships and informal marriages in conflict and post-conflict settings.

Toolkit

Faith leaders toolkit on ending early marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting in Ethiopia and Nigeria

These toolkits and facilitator manuals aims to support Ethiopian and Nigerian religious leaders to address child marriage and female genital mutilation/ cutting.

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