As the world celebrates the first International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, 2012, eliminating child marriages should be a key political priority for governments to protect the rights of girls and women. Child marriages occur when one of the parties is below 18 years of age and are a violation of human rights that disproportionately affects girls. Child marriages also violate other human rights; including to education, freedom from violence, reproductive rights, access to reproductive and sexual health care, employment, freedom of movement, and the right to consensual marriage. (...)

The article:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/10/un-mark-day-girl-fighting-child-marriage

Sull'argomento:

http://d.repubblica.it/argomenti/2012/10/11/news/giornata_bambine_diritti-1306346/

http://www.globalist.it/Detail_News_Display?ID=34480&typeb=0&-23-milioni-le-spose-bambine-diritti-umani-violati-

http://www.lastampa.it/2012/10/11/esteri/onu-oggi-la-giornata-delle-bambine-basta-con-le-unioni-precoci-67dpf4aM82OP6LC0e4tMHN/pagina.html

http://www.unicef.it/doc/4190/giornata-internazionale-delle-bambine-stop-ai-matrimoni-precoci.htm

http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/11/its-time-governments-finally-put-end-child-marriage

http://www.lastampa.it/2012/10/11/blogs/mammamia/bambine-mai-nate-stuprate-uccise-UwTupg8iFoF4EN2Q5UVvNO/pagina.html

http://lepersoneeladignita.corriere.it/2012/12/03/afghanistan-il-suicidio-delle-spose-bambine-e-il-silenzio-del-mondo/#more-1966

From United Nations website:

http://www.un.org/en/events/girlchild/

More about:

http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article4118

http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/Life-stages/child-and-adolescent-health/news/news/2012/12/child-marriage-a-threat-to-health

Gli ultimi sviluppi:

http://www.lastampa.it/2013/09/10/societa/donna/alzare-il-velo-sui-matrimoni-forzati-XrCSnMMMMosKiQwSstSJEJ/pagina.html

Basic information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_Girl_Child