Ending child marriage: legal obligations and global responses

13 Feb 2026

Session information

Ending child marriage: legal obligations and global responses

Friday 13 February (1501 - 1559)

Committee(s)

IBA's Human Rights Institute (Lead)
Criminal Law Committee
Diversity and Equality Law Committee
Human Rights Law Committee
Women Lawyers' Committee

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC International Bar Association, London, England

Speakers

Rachael Hongo Girls Not Brides, London, England
Payzee Mahmod Iranian & Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation , London, England
Mikiko Otani Child Rights Connect, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Professor Javaid Rehman Brunel University of London, London, England
Sheema Sen Gupta UNICEF Global Director of Child Protection, New York, New York, USA
Siobhan Warrington Girls Not Brides, London, England