Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Child marriage is still common in the DRC: what’s driving it and how to encourage change

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Sathiya Susuman Appunni, Full Professor of Demography, University of the Western Cape

Despite international efforts to eliminate child marriage, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to have high rates of this harmful practice.

Child marriage refers to a formal or informal union where one or both parties are under 18 years of age. It’s harmful because it denies girls their right to education, health and personal development.

Around 29% of young women aged 20-24 in the DRC were

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