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THE GIRL CHILD'S REALITY AS A CHILD
BRIDE
Child
marriage is outlawed in many countries and international agreements forbid the
practice, yet this tradition still spans continents, language and religion.
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CEDAW - Article 16 - http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cedaw.htm
1.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination
against women in all matters relating to marriage and family relations and in
particular shall ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women:
(a)
The same right to enter into marriage;
(b)
The same right freely to choose a spouse and to enter into marriage only with
their free and full consent;
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Photos by Stephanie Sinclair
INDIA - Fifteen-year-old Sarita's face is covered before she
is sent to her new home with her groom. The previous day, she and her sister,
Maya, 8, were married to another set of siblings on the Hindu holy day of
Akshaya Tritiya in North India. Image by Stephanie Sinclair. India, 2010.
YEMEN - A group of young brides in
the Al-Maras Village of Yemen. All of the girls were married between the ages
of 14 and 16 years old. Image by Stephanie Sinclair. Yemen, 2010.