(Inspiration to Empowering Human Rights and Human Dignity)
Introduction
The word, human rights was used after the World War II, and the ideology of human rights have been discussed many years ago. Human Rights were based on the idea of natural rights, which pre-existed in human society. The antecedents to human rights are found in all cultures and religions. Through time, starting from the Magna Carta to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), there were many agreements concerned with human rights, however, forced marriage is still weak and lacking. This may be related to cultural issues and traditional behavior. In this paper, I will present forced marriages in seven parts: 1) what is forced marriage?, 2) forced marriage is different from an arranged marriage, 3) forced marriage is a crime (also a human rights violation), 4) top countries for forced/child marriage, 5) forced marriage and human rights perspective, 6) forced marriage and Myanmar, and 7) how to end early/forced marriage.
What is Forced Marriage?
Forced marriage is defined as being when the bride, groom or both do not want to get married, but are forced to by others, usually their families and relatives and, when their consent are …show more content…
According to the 2007 report by Sigma Huda, in May 2004, the Special Court for Sierra Leone charged six individuals with the act of forced marriage. Forced marriage during the war in Sierra Leone involved not only the acts of rape and sexual slavery, but forcing a woman to do other tasks, such as cook or clean. These “marriages” lasted for years. Many of these bush wives have been unable to return home due to the associated stigma of their marriage, a “Stockholm Syndrome” attachment to their commanders, threatened separation from their children, or a lack of resettlement