CHILD Protection & Rights > Child Protection Issues.

Links:

CRIN: http://www.crin.org/email/crinmail_detail.asp?crinmailID=2280
UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_earlymarriage.html
UNICEF Statistics: http://www.childinfo.org/areas/childmarriage/
ECPAT: http://www.ecpat.net/eng/CSEC/definitions/ Child_marriage.htm
Global Action for Children:
http://www.globalactionforchildren.org/news/child_marriage_a_ silent_tragedy/

Publications:

- International Women s’ Health Coalition. Fact Sheet - Child Marriage http://www.iwhc.org/resources/childmarriagefacts.cfm

- Subgroup Report on Child Protection for the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012). Ministry of Women and Child Development, p.23-26. Available on line: http://wcd.nic.in/wgchilprotection.pdf

- Child Marriage- Information Sheet. UNICEF.
www.unicef.org/protection/files/Child_Marriage.pdf

- Early Marriage: A Harmful Traditional Practice, UNICEF, 2005.
Child marriage is a violation of human rights, compromising the development of girls and often resulting in early pregnancy and social isolation. this publication estimates the prevalence of child marriage and seeks to identify and understand the factors associated with child marriage.
Available online: http://www.unicef.org/publications/ index_26024.html