Child Marriage In Malaysia 2019

November 21 2019 8 29 pm. In 2018 following public outcry over the case of a 41 year old man who married an 11 year old girl in the east coast state of kelantan in malaysia the government at the time responded by saying that it was in the process of drafting a bill that would ban child marriages in the country. Child marriage marriage before the age of 18 is a human rights violation.

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For non muslim underage marriage the memorandum of the cabinet on the proposed amendments to the law reform marriage and divorce act 1976 act 164 will be tabled in the cabinet meeting in 2019.

Child marriage in malaysia 2019. Child marriage can lead to a lifetime of suffering. Kuala lumpur nov 19 the federal government cannot enforce a ban on child marriages nationwide as seven states are not cooperating datuk seri dr wan azizah wan ismail revealed in parliament today. Rohingya refugee girls describe forced marriage and slave like conditions kuala lumpur february 21 2019 the government of malaysia should provide refugees with the rights to work and access education in order to end child marriage and ensure protections for refugee girls said the rohingya women development network rwdn and fortify rights today. Malaysia law loophole exposes marriage of religion and.

It denies children their childhood and robs them of their full potential unicef malaysia the unicef said in a statement marriage before the age of 18 is a fundamental violation of human rights. Kota kinabalu 3 july 2019 ministry of law and native affairs is committed to end child marriage in sabah by setting 18 as the minimum age of marriage through legal reforms and has begun development of a state action plan with stakeholders in a 3 day workshop from 1 3 july 2019 that is jointly organised by the sabah ministry of law and native affairs and unicef. Reporting for this article was done in december 2019 in sarawak. Some child marriages occur in malaysia due to teenagers becoming pregnant and the young couple marrying to avoid the baby being declared illegitimate.

Despite laws against it the harmful practice remains widespread. Child marriage can never be justified. Deputy prime minister datuk seri dr wan azizah wan ismail is pictured in parliament on november 19 2019. Many factors interact to place a child at risk of marriage including poverty the perception that marriage will provide protection family honor.

In 2019 former kpwkm minister and former deputy prime. Girls who marry before they turn 18 are less likely to remain in school and more likely to experience domestic violence. Picture by hari anggara. Malaysia acceded to the convention on the rights of the child in 1995 which sets a minimum age of marriage of 18 and acceded to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women cedaw in 1995 which obligates states to ensure free and full consent to marriage.

Even though child marriages have received negative publicity.