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Introduction
Our society has gone through many changes and still there are many evil practices that need to be irradiated to refine the society. There was time when sati system, illiteracy and superstition prevailed in the society. Raja Ram Mohan Rai initiated to fight against the evil practice and today we have marched far ahead. Still when we look back we can perceive child marriage and dowry system has not left us. Child marriage is one of the biggest human rights violations in the world. In most of the countries the minimum legal age for marriage is 18 years. However some countries allow marriages at 16 years as well, especially for the girl children. Getting married before reaching at this minimum legal age is not only illegal but also against the human rights. In Asian countries, especially in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have witnessed most numbers of child marriages in a year. Central African countries can also be considered as the major contributor of child marriage in the world.
Another longest standing evils associated with marriage from a woman’s point of view in the Indian society is the Dowry system. Despite a lot being said and done against the custom, it is still prevalent in the 21st century, in both subtle and obvious ways. The root of a host of social atrocities against women, the custom of presenting dowry is the crudest expression of the male-dominance in the society. It is most often the mandatory custom of a girl’s parents having to provide a considerable amount of cash, gold in the form of jewelry, electronic equipment, movable or immovable properties, to the groom and his family, at the time of marriage.
Reasons behind child marriage
Poverty:Most of the child marriage happens in rural or backward areas of the country. The main reason for this is poverty for sure.
Gender inequality:Another main reason behind such activity is gender inequality.
Tradition and Culture:Some of the communities follow old traditional based on some old religious beliefs.
Education:Lack of education can be considered as another big reason behind child marriage.
Insecurity:the growing rate of women harassment and rape cases people get insecure about their daughter’s future.
Solution to the problem
There are a bunch of laws against the child marriage in every country in the world. But unfortunately the rate of child marriage is growing rapidly across the globe because many of the cases are left unnoticed by the authorities. In remote rural areas of Southern Asian countries, there is no one to look after whether such activities are taking place or not.
Awareness:it is important to spread awareness about the issue in grass root level of rural and remote rural areas to get rid of this child marriage.
Education:educate more people about the facts and issues regarding post-marriage problems and complications. Let the girls go to school for basic education to understand things and take their own decision in life.
Strict Law:Laws are there but they must be stricter and more powerful so that no one can escape from the law. The criminals must be punished in a proper way to prevent child marriage from the society.
Proper Attention:authorities are requested to pay more attention to this fact. They should supervise this activity more properly and punish the criminals then and there to prevent the crowing rate of child marriages worldwide.