Child Marriage In Malaysia
Of the prevalence of child marriage in the country is outdated unavailable or cannot be made public.
Child marriage in malaysia. The factors that contribute. Child marriages are on the rise in malaysia with over 1 000 applications approved last year and 900 in 2011. Malaysia as a signatory of the united nation convention on the rights of the child also has a moral duty to put her foot down and once and for all put an end to child marriages says kasthuri. Child brides are not unheard of in malaysia.
The call to ban child marriage in malaysia most recently made in parliament when a lawmaker submitted a proposal to amend the sexual offences against children bill 2017 to include a ban on child marriage has met with some resistance and remains unacted upon. According to a united nations un report from 2010 over 80 000 married women in malaysia were girls between the ages of 15 and 19. The census figures reflect what appears to be sustained demand for child marriages in malaysia. This working paper looks at existing evidence on the prevalence of child marriage in malaysia.
Malaysia deputy prime minister wan azizah wan ismail on thursday nov 15. However the actual number could be higher as many couples do not register their marriages. Existing evidence however indicates that child marriage is practised in muslim non muslim indigenous and refugee communities in malaysia. For example available data.
Some child marriages occur in malaysia due to teenagers becoming pregnant and the young couple marrying to avoid the baby being declared illegitimate which has legal consequences in relation to. Malaysia will introduce laws to protect the interest and well being of those involved in child marriages. Recently the issue of child marriage became a renewed topic of discussion after reports of a marriage between a 41 year old malaysian man and an 11 year old thai girl was solemnized in southern thailand. While these statistics refer to muslim couples child marriages are not confined to.
The minimum legal marriage age for muslims is 18 for men and 16 for women. Existing evidence however indicates that child marriage is practised in muslim non muslim indigenous and refugee communities in malaysia.