Zic,-,in ~the cl1ilch \,ill. L' :1ll furms The right to The, TJnin:'rsal Declaration of Human Rig};ts (UD1-fJ(), the ConvcnUon on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Com·ention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against l\'omen (CEDA\V) all directly or indirectly forbid the de!::radin~ Ll L' and mistreatment of girls inherent in child cas('S, a mixture of tlwse c2.uscs fuel tl1c practice mnrri<lge. Article 16 of the UDHR stntes that of child_ rnt1rriC1 persons nrust be at "fu1luge" \\'hen married and vulncrCl bi1i ty to cl'tild mz1rri Ll [:',l'S clre as { oll O\\' s: that marriage should be entered into "freely" Poverty: Factors thnt f2lcilitZ1tC' plays a central role in and with ''full consc:nt." The Cr<C stipulates the perpcctuating chiJ,j T1c.rric1ge. Cirls from pourer right to protection from traditiomll practices families are: mme hcumful to the hcCllth of the children while because tl1e costs ussoci?.tccd with cchtcCJtiun ;:nticle 3 of the Sclrne, stiltcs th0t in all actions impede their aHenclance_ Child mMri,;ge is concerning children tl1e best interests of the nlso child sh<1lJ be a primary consideration. In spite tl1at reduces t]JC costs of raising d<:mshtcrs. of the Government of Zin1bahwe being a state Fmther, some girls marry early to cscr1pe party to tl1csc conventions, child marriage is pm'erty. still common in Zimbahwe resulting in t11e poverty, as girls -who rnorry young wil1110t be undermining of children s rigl1ts. 1 v~olucd as vulnerabl1~ to child ;:n1 marri<lf'c L' economic coping 5\ratesy J-Io-..Ycvcr, child marriage fosters The some of the ricl1ts lost bv u - children forced into CZlr}y. mania uQe: The right to education. Gender discrim}nction: Child l1lclrriclSC i:c Tht: right to be protected from physicz,l and a product of cult11res tl-lat dt:Yalue ~worncn and nwntal violence, injury and c;exual abuse cirls u The rigl1t to the enjoyment of tl1e l1ighcst Accordinc- to the United :!'~ations Cllildren;s attz,inable standard of health. Ed1Jcation Fund r~port 1Ttc right to rest zmd leisure, and to u the Law, discrimination ''oftl:'n mcmifesls ii.sclf parlicip21te freely in culhna11if e. in the form o{ dc 1 nlcstic violc~nce, maritC\1 rap(:'; and discrimin<lie againq u them. L' Cln Child }\bniase <md