Child marriage; 16-year-old teenager self-immolates in Delgan
On Tuesday, January 18, a 16-year-old victim of child marriage in Delgan County set himself on fire and died. The physical and psychological trauma caused by child marriage inflicts irreparable damage on the lives of these children. These include pregnancies under the age of 18, maternal mortality, depression, attempted suicide, divorce, failure to attend school, and the persistence of a cycle of cultural and economic poverty.
According to HRANA News Agency, citing the Baloch Activists Campaign, on Tuesday, January 18, 1402, a 16-year-old teenager in Delgan County committed self-immolation and died.
According to this report, the identity of this teenage girl, who was forced by her family to marry a 40-year-old man a few months ago, has been given as "Z-Irendagni".
According to this report, the reason for this child's self-immolation was domestic violence and abuse by his wife.
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
