Child marriage in Sudan

Child Marriage in Sudan. In 2017 in Sudan, 34% of girls are married off before the 18 years old. 12% are married before they turn 15.[1] Sudan is the 29th highest nation in the world for child marriage.

Approximately 1 in 3 girls in Sudan are married before the 18 years old.[1]

In a 2017 report in Sudan, 10.7% of women aged 15 to 49 were married before the age of 15 yo, and 38% were married before the age of 18.[2]

The current legal marriage of girls in Sudan is at age 10.[3]

The Personal Status Law of Muslims, 1991, allows the marriage of a girl once she has hit puberty. It also provides that a 10-year-old can be married by their guardian with the permission of a judge.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Child marriage around the world: SUDAN", Girls Not Brides
  2. ↑ Samia El Nagar; Sharifa Bamkar; Liv Tønnessen, "Girls, Child Marriage, and Education in Red Sea State, Sudan: Perspectives on Girls' Freedom to Choose", Chr. Michelsen Institute
  3. ↑ Katy Migiro, "Sudan worst in Africa with legal marriage at age 10", Thomson Reuters Foundation
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