Early marriage - Child spouses, UNICEF Innocenti Digest

Focuses on early marriage from a human rights perspective.

Looks at the reasons for the perpetuation of early marriage, and its possible increase in populations under stress, and examines the harmful impact of the practice.

Offers positive guidelines to end the practice of early marriage and outlines strategies to help those who have been married at any early age.

The report calls for additional rights-based research on the issue of early marriage.