Friday, June 26, 2009

Re: [IHRO] TURKEY: COMMITTEE BEGINS STUDY ON EARLY MARRIAGES


 
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From: "marco.pertoni@libero.it" <marco.pertoni@libero.it>
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Sent: Thursday, 25 June, 2009 22:04:45
Subject: [IHRO] TURKEY: COMMITTEE BEGINS STUDY ON EARLY MARRIAGES



 

TURKEY: COMMITTEE BEGINS STUDY ON EARLY MARRIAGES
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA - A parliamentary committee initiates a study on early marriages in Turkey. ''Thirty percent of marriages take place in the age group of 12-19s'' says the head of the committee, who claims this is a reality in Turkey. The study is a first despite numerous research on women. A parliamentary commission is planning to conduct research on early marriages in Turkey. The committee will prepare a report describing the problem and offering solutions. Recalling that 30% of marriages in Turkey are in the 12- to 19-year-old age group, Oznur Calik, president of the committee, told the Anatolia news agency that marriages at an early age is a reality in Turkey and that there is a general consensus in society on this issue. ''In order to ensure the well being of individuals and society, we need to proceed without provoking this consensus and avoid creating unease,'' Calik said. There is a need to understand why marriages are taking place at such early ages and the moral and material reasons behind them, said Calik. ''We need to see the serious complications that come out of these marriages, physical problems that lead to difficulties later in life.''According to Calik, one of the arguments against early marriages is health problems, both physical and psychological. Another serious consequence of early marriage is the high death toll among those who give birth at an early age, according to Calik. (ANSAmed).
 
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International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO), of the Indian subcontinent, is a NGO, with national focus and overseas lobby network. It agitates both in India and internationally.
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