UN presented a document on a subject that, a few days ago, was a matter in the Assembly of the Republic in Portugal.
The subject arrived at the Assembly of the Republic a few days ago: the marriage between minors.
In Portugal it will be forbidden to marry before the age of 18. Parliament increases the minimum age to marry; and included early or forced marriage in the danger categories of children and youth protection committees.
So far, one could marry from 16 years; Until 18, it was always needed a permission from parents or tutor.
Also recently, the United Nations (Him) He presented a document for the countries to respond, to get a clearer sense of “child marriage”, such as the UN.
Many people, in Portugal and not only, will be thinking that this does not justify being a theme. Why Almost no one marries anytime soon.
Not quite. It has shared a list of 5 myths about the marriage between minors – which is still frequent and that is closer than we think.
It’s always illegal
No, it’s not always illegal. By the way, just look at Portugal until a few days ago. There are many countries where you can only marry from 18 years, but in many other countries laws are different. In Colombia, for example, at the age of 14 could be married until the end of 2024 – if their parents authorized.
Sometimes it takes
This idea is almost always associated with poor regions: marriage will save girls from misery and violence. The UN vehemently rejects this theory. In fact, such early marriage even usually gives rise to high levels of sexual, physical and emotional violence on the part of its intimate partners. Or it is realized to “maintain honor” and their parents in cases of sex, pregnancy or violation.
It is disappearing
It is true that global minor wedding rates are downloading. But at a slow pace. In some countries with greater population growth, it is even expected that the absolute number of marriages among minors increase. In the regions of Pacific and Sub -Saharan Africa, the rates are already very high; In Latin America and the Caribbean numbers are also above average and have a tendency to grow.
It is a cultural/religious issue
It’s not true. There are few religious traditions that require marriage among minors. In fact, now there are several religious leaders against.
Only affects females
The vast majority of minors who marry are teenage girls, yes. But the “only” in that idea is false: according to UN data, 1 in 30 men who are between 20 and 24 years old were married before 18. In this same inquiry (2019) the rate among young women rose to an impressive 20%. One in five, therefore. Many of them-male-were married anytime soon because they were also parents very early, still teenagers. Lack of education is another strong reason for this data.
