115.50

Recommendation
Cycle
Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
Session
29 - January 2018<
State under Review
State under Review - Regional Group
Africa (African Group)
State under Review - Organisations
  • AU (African Union)
  • OIC (Organisation of the Islamic Conference)
  • OIF (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
Recommendation

Amend existing legislation to raise the minimum age of consent for marriage to 18 years for women, as provided for in the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol)

Recommending State
Recommending State - Regional Group
  • WEOG (Western European & Other States Group)
Recommending State - Organisations
  • Commonwealth
  • OAS (Organisation of American States)
  • OIF (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie)
Action Category
5 - Specific action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • International instruments
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights