A/HRC/21/41
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction .............................................................................................................
1
3
II.
Activities of the mandate .........................................................................................
2–8
3
A.
Visits to countries and follow-up activities.....................................................
2–6
3
B.
Communications and other activities ..............................................................
7–8
3
III.
Servile marriage ......................................................................................................
9–21
4
IV.
International legal framework on servile marriage ..................................................
22–41
6
A.
International human rights instruments ..........................................................
22–29
6
B.
Regional human rights instruments ................................................................
30–34
7
C.
International human rights mechanisms .........................................................
35–41
8
Root causes of servile marriage...............................................................................
42–62
9
A.
Gender inequality............................................................................................
43–44
9
B.
Family honour .................................................................................................
45–48
9
C.
Poverty ............................................................................................................
49–53
10
D.
Conflict ...........................................................................................................
54–55
11
E.
Cultural and religious practices ......................................................................
56–62
11
Forms of servile marriage .......................................................................................
63–70
12
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
2
Paragraphs
A.
Non-consensual marriage ...............................................................................
65
12
B.
Sale of wives ...................................................................................................
66–69
13
C.
Wife inheritance..............................................................................................
70
13
Impact of servile marriage on girls and women ......................................................
71–87
13
A.
Domestic servitude .........................................................................................
73–74
14
B.
Sexual slavery .................................................................................................
75
14
C.
Violations of the right to health ......................................................................
76–80
14
D.
Violations of the right to education ................................................................
81–83
15
E.
Right to be free from physical, psychological and sexual violence ................
84–86
15
F.
Right to non-discrimination ............................................................................
87
16
Challenges ...............................................................................................................
88–94
16
A.
Legislation ......................................................................................................
88–93
16
B.
Family and societal pressure ...........................................................................
94
17
Conclusions and recommendations .........................................................................
95–104
17