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 |