Forced marriage

The Declaration is based on the consideration that forced assimilation is unacceptable.

(d) Limited forcible disarmament of negative forces.

Among the issues identified, the Working Group mentioned forced marriage, child marriage and the sale of wives.

So religion cannot be imposed individuals must practice it according to their own decisions.

Right not to be kept in slavery or submission or forced or obligatory labor,

The new law also increases the sentence on the ban of brothels in case of minors and forced prostitution.

In particular, she highlighted widespread forced and child marriages as one of the primary sources of violence against women.

It is, however, concerned at the high dropout rates, especially among girls, due to forced marriages.

Recording forced confessions of detainees is a very common practice in Syria, as a way to discourage others from joining the opposition.

The code of criminal procedure provides that a death sentence can only be enforced after the plea for pardon has been rejected.

The new law also contains provisions on marital rape, trade in and possession and distribution of child pornography, forced prostitution and stalking.

That document also banned all physical and psychological violence, mutilation, early or forced marriage and sexual harassment.

The minority was not constitutionally recognized as an ethnic group some members had identity cards with the names of other groups, which was deemed to constitute forced assimilation.

The Committee recommends that the State party reconsider this age requirement and explore alternative means of preventing forced or sham marriages.

Other traditional and cultural barriers to women's equality, such as forced marriages, child marriages and polygamy, needed more attention.

His return was orchestrated in such a manner as not to imply that the king had been coerced, but in fact a new political environment had already been established.

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission estimates that between 60 and 80 per cent of marriages in the country are forced marriages.

In 2004, for example, the Supreme Court had adopted a decision on the application of the Code of Criminal Procedure stating that evidence obtained unlawfully or through coercion was inadmissible.

Known as the Godfather of the Golden Triangle , Naw Kham led the 100 strong Hawngleuk Militia in the Shan State border town of Tachilek in Myanmar which engaged in drug trafficking, kidnapping and hijacking.

In his evolutionary model of history, he argued that human history began with free, productive and creative work that was over time coerced and dehumanised, a trend most apparent under capitalism.

Trokosi, forced marriage, genital mutilation trafficking in women and children and abuse of vidomegon (girls sent by poor families to wealthy homes) were all prohibited by law.

(vi) Continuing violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women, in particular the trafficking of women for the purpose of prostitution or forced marriage and the subjection of women to human smuggling, forced abortions, gender based discrimination and violence

A public awareness campaign reached out to mothers on the issues of forced marriage and trokosi enslavement at shrines, and village level committees fought child trafficking and genital mutilation.

The Committee is also concerned at the increasing discrimination against the girl child, in particular girls living in rural areas, due to re emerging trends such as bridal kidnappings and forced marriages.

Stronger legislation and more extensive involvement of NGOs and the media were needed to fully eliminate forced marriage, bride money, female genital mutilation and trafficking in children, especially girls.

Respect for HPCC decisions, and property rights, remains low 1,003 of 1,669 of successful category C claims that led to repossession by the rightful owners required enforced evictions.

An attempt to broaden the license to legalized coercion is in itself indicative of the failure to recognize the root causes of the current international crisis, that is, militarism and the propensity to resort to exclusion, coercion and violence on the part of States as well as non State actors.

The Committee urges the State party to pay particular attention to the situation of the girl child, in particular girls living in rural areas, in order to halt the practices of forced marriage and bridal kidnapping, which prevent the girl child from fully enjoying the rights enshrined in the Convention.

15.8 States shall not recognize as valid any housing, land and or property transaction, including any transfer that was made under duress, or which was otherwise coerced or forced, either directly or indirectly, or which was carried out contrary to international human rights standards.

(d) To give due consideration to the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, in her last report,A HRC 4 23 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and 2 and Add.2 Corr.1. which was devoted to the subject of forced marriage in the context of trafficking in persons