According to the international ranking, it is on 2 number.UNICEF says in 2016 29% girls got married by the age of 15 and 68% by the age of 18.
Almost the whole population of the Central African Republic (CAR) has been directly suffering from conflict and violence. Human rights abuses against girls and children are widespread, as well as the observation of child wedding.
Reasons:
- Poverty and poor access to education are the major reasons for child marriage in CAR.
- The country is suffering from second lowest GDP in the world.
- Cultural practices such as polygamy, bride price and female genital cutting are further drivers of child marriage.
- In their culture, man can take 4 wives and the younger the wife the more he respected.
- Conflict is also the other major reason for child marriage people seek safety in child marriage so their daughter can get save.
LEGAL AGE
The legal minimum age for civil marriage is 18, but marriage at 13 years can be permitted if approved by a court and/or if that girl is pregnant. Earlier marriage is also legal with parents’ consent.
SOURCES
UNICEF, State of the World’s Children, 2016
Council on Foreign Relations, Fragile States, Fragile Lives Child Marriage amid Disaster and Conflict, 2014
UNICEF, Early Marriage: A Harmful Traditional Practice. A Statistical Exploration, 2005
US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Human Rights Report: Central African Republic, 2010
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