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Say no to Force marriages (campaign)

MUST READ! This picture is of famous Actress and writer @yasrarizvi from her recent social media campaign. It speaks out against forced marriages and divorce shaming. Sadly! We are living in a society where we give consent to every other person, to decide whether and whom should we marry. Mostly, Parents don't ask from their daughters or sons. We really needs to understand this, The right to marry with free and full consent, by a woman or man, is clearly given by Islam and is also incorporated in the national laws of the country. If the decision to marry turns out to be a mistake or if the marriage you willingly chose to undertake becomes a bitter experience, to end such a marriage is also a person's fundamental right. Giving your opinion and imposing are two different things. Forced marriages and divorce shaming are not ways to respect tradition these are flagrant attacks on basic human rights and sadly the most common and accepted ones around us. This needs to be stopped! (Swipe to see what Yasra Rizvi has said about her recent campaign) Digital work done by @designer_uzma Software: Done on PSD.

Young Indian Women rescued from forced marriage.

Today October 22nd, around 8 am in Dharmapuri, India a 15-year-old young (who is left nameless due to child protection laws) has been successfully rescued by Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members 10 days after she was forced to wed a 26-year-old laborer. The girl’s parents are being named the force behind the marriage to the much older groom. The marriage of the child has been annulled and she has been taken into the protective custody of the CWC. Under the Guardians and Wards Act of 1890, the marriage of a child (anyone under the age of 18) is unlawful and illegal in India. According to reports of the CWC, there has been a huge upscale in the number of calls received in regards to child marriage. I do not find this shocking seeing as it is a very new idea within Indian culture that the forced marriage of children is unlawful. Even with the Guardian Act communities used to be quiet regarding the details of marriages of a child to an older spouse. The child's international rights have been violated in this situation in regards to her right to choose romantic partners. Article 23 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that

“The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized. No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses. States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during a marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution, provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children.”

I believe that removing the child from her parents since they had violated her rights was the correct action to take. The idea that she was forcefully marriage at such a young age is, in my opinion, horrendous and I am glad that the Indian government is putting more resources towards answering the calls of young women who are being forced into marriage.

Works Cited

United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner. 1966. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 23. Ratified by the General Assembly. https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx

NCPCR. The Guardians and Wards Act. 1890. PDF.http://ncpcr.gov.in/showfile.php?lang=1&level=1&&sublinkid=270&lid=708

Srividya, P.V. October 22nd, 2018. Minor Girl Rescued from Marriage: Child Line, with police help, rushes to temple to take action. The Hindu. Tamil Nadu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/one-minor-girl-rescued-from-marriage-another-untraceable/article25267321.ece

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