Child marriage in Sudan
Child Marriage in Sudan. In 2017 in Sudan, 34% of girls are married off before the 18 years old. 12% are married before they turn 15.[1] Sudan is the 29th highest nation in the world for child marriage.
Approximately 1 in 3 girls in Sudan are married before the 18 years old.[1]
In a 2017 report in Sudan, 10.7% of women aged 15 to 49 were married before the age of 15 yo, and 38% were married before the age of 18.[2]
Legal age of marriage
The current legal marriage of girls in Sudan is at age 10.[3]
The Personal Status Law of Muslims, 1991, allows the marriage of a girl once she has hit puberty. It also provides that a 10-year-old can be married by their guardian with the permission of a judge.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Child marriage around the world: SUDAN", Girls Not Brides
- ^ Samia El Nagar; Sharifa Bamkar; Liv Tønnessen, "Girls, Child Marriage, and Education in Red Sea State, Sudan: Perspectives on Girls' Freedom to Choose", Chr. Michelsen Institute
- ^ Katy Migiro, "Sudan worst in Africa with legal marriage at age 10", Thomson Reuters Foundation