Prioritise The Lives Of Girls End Child Marriage




The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) strongly urges Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is also Women, Family and Community Development Minister, to pursue a zero-tolerance stance to child marriage in Malaysia
Regardless of the lack of cooperation in this issue from the Islamic legislative councils in seven states of Sarawak, Pahang, Terengganu, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, and Kelantan (all of whom should know better), the DPM should put a stop to an act that robs a child of his/her right to a full and healthy life
From 2007 to 2017, the government has recorded 15,000 incidents of child marriage. This equates to 15,000 lives that society has cheated of the rights of consent, education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and to invest in a future of their own choosing
Awam would like to note that this is not in keeping with Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto, especially those with promises on security and dignity of women

How is it, in 21st century Malaysia, that we are allowing councils to take away the right of these young girls to a proper childhood
When they should be playing on swings and playgrounds, child brides are busy becoming mothers and wives, very often to older (but not necessarily mature) men
In Malaysia, many young people - particularly, but not limited to, Muslims - marry early to prevent 'maksiat' (sin). In the case of child brides, they are married off to prevent them from having sex outside marriage and bringing ‘shame’ to the family
Families also resort to child marriage as a method of coping with poverty, financial struggles and teen pregnancies
Hardly any of the justifications bring up the potentially negative health consequences that child brides have to go through. This includes the physical aspects, with forced sexual intercourse, pregnancy and delivery (which may be complicated by underdeveloped pelvic bones)
It is recognised that the risk of complications in early teen pregnancies is much higher than in mature adults. Research demonstrates that child marriage also increases the risk of human papillomavirus transmission and cervical cancer. Then there are the mental and emotional aspects, which can include impaired psychological development and depression
The lack of regulations or punitive measures with regards to child marriage allows for the opportunity for gender-based violence to occur because the child is so vulnerable
At a time where the government has unveiled the Shared Prosperity Vision - which aims to address some issues of gender-based violence, including sexual harassment at the workplace, increasing maternity leave, and incentivising women to return to workforce - where does child marriage, a situation that provides the opportunity for a man to abuse a young girl, fit in
Child marriage is at once a cause and consequence of gender inequality, which an indicator of sustainable development. The government must not view child marriage as simply a religious matter but a social matter
Despite the lack of data collected by the ministry, Awam believes that there is a strong correlation between opportunity and violence. The only difference in child marriage is that they may take longer to seek help as they are almost always financially dependent on their spouse
Awam urges all ministers in the cabinet to tackle this issue head-on
Kelantan’s religious department had given a comment in July stating that they see no need to revise the minimum age. This justification is unacceptable. According to a 2016 survey by Khazanah Research Institute, Kelantan was considered the poorest in terms of household income with 85% of households earning below RM6,000
This statistic supports the proposition that child marriage is one measure that families employ to cope with financial struggles and warrants proper consideration
If the government does not take a hard stance on this, how many more Malaysian girls will we allow to become victims to the institution of child marriage
And how do we, as a society, progress when we continue to allow the practice of archaic customs
Malaysia is better than this. Stop child marriage once and for all
Awam is an independent feminist organisation committed to ending gender-based violence and upholding equality and rights for all. - Mkini

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