AMMAN — Last year in Jordan, 5,824
marriage contracts were signed by minors (those under the age of 18), representing 9.1
percent of all marriage contracts signed. This was a marked decline compared to
the 8,039 minor marriages registered the previous year, at 10.7 percent of all
marriage contracts.
اضافة اعلان
Solidarity Is Global Institute (SIGI), also known as
Tadamon, issued a press release on Sunday stressing the importance of
maintaining the decline in the number of
minor marriages in the Kingdom.
"The
marriage of girls at a young age tends to limit their options in a way that is
not commensurate with their dreams and aspirations, especially work and
education,” the press release said.
SIGI stressed that children who are married early have “very
limited educational opportunities” due to new priorities and responsibilities
that come with marriage.
When parents, relatives, and society choose the option of
marriage for girls under the age of 18, “it may constitute a kind of
violence against them” as it restricts their freedoms, negatively affecting the
formation of the young brides’ new families and the raising of their children.
SIGI called on institutions that deal with the issue of
child marriage to intensify their campaigns raising awareness on the negative
effects of minor marriage.
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