Self-immolation of a child victim in Bampur
On Wednesday, March 1, a 17-year-old victim of child marriage set himself on fire in Bampour County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The physical and psychological damage caused by child marriage inflicts irreparable damage on the lives of these children. These harms include pregnancies under the age of 18, maternal mortality, depression, suicide attempts, divorce, failure to complete education, and the persistence of the cycle of cultural and economic poverty.
According to HRANA News Agency, citing the Baloch Activists Campaign, today, Wednesday, March 1, 2021, a 17-year-old teenager committed self-immolation in Bampour County.
The identity of this teenager has been identified as "F-Marnegani", 17 years old and from the village of Marnegan, a part of the Irindegan district of Khash city.
The report does not mention the teenager's current condition after the self-immolation.
It is said that this child victim of a marriage had been subjected to domestic violence and beatings by her husband before this act.
The high rate of child marriage before reaching intellectual and mental maturity indicates the extent of this phenomenon in Iran. The age of marriage in Iran is determined based on “sexual maturity,” while experts say that sexual maturity is only part of the dimensions of full human maturity. Growth, awareness, education, and freedom of choice are the most basic and humane conditions for forming a family.
The physical and psychological harms resulting from child marriage inflict irreparable damage on the lives of these children. These harms include pregnancies under the age of 18, maternal mortality, depression, suicide attempts, divorce, failure to complete education, and the perpetuation of the cycle of cultural and economic poverty.
The Iranian Forensic Medicine Organization has announced that the share of Iranian teenagers in annual suicides is more than 7%.
Source: HRANA
