VIOLATION OF CHILD HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILD MARRIAGE IN INDIA
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i6.2024.3157Keywords:
Child Marriage, Human Rights, Offence, Social EvilAbstract [English]
Child marriage has been practiced in India and other countries since ancient times. Before the physical and mental maturity of the children they get married, without their consent which is not only harmful for their overall development but also is harmful for the development of the country at large. Child marriage is a heinous and serious violation of Child Human Rights and is a punishable offence. Still this social evil is practiced in several parts of India and the entire world. Indian Government is striving hard to eradicate this evil, which is a serious factor for degradation of the society. The future generation gets adversely affected by this evil. Several steps have been taken by the government of India to stop this evil. This paper discusses child marriage in detailsthe reason behind, the consequences and the probable solutions that will help India to fight against this social evil and stop child marriage. This paper specially emphasised the ill effects of child marriage on girls, who are more affected by this evil and which can even be life threatening for them.
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