Servile marriage 2012, para. 39

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The special procedures mandate holders, in particular the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, have focused on forced and early marriages, in addition to other issues relating to servile marriage, including honour-related killings and sexual slavery. In her report on her mission to Somalia, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women concluded that although servile marriages occurred, especially in rural areas, the lack of data made it impossible to ascertain the extent of the practice of rape and early and/or forced marriages (A/HRC/20/16/Add.3, para. 24).
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
39