Despite bills being currently reviewed which would potentially prohibit early marriage in the Islamic Republic of Iran, girls and boys as young as 9 and 15 lunar years respectively can still get married under Iranian legislation and translate reportedly in widespread practice. 26 27 28 In 2016, the Committee on the Rights of the Child stated that the legal age of marriage in the Islamic Republic of Iran “gravely violated rights under the Convention [on the Rights of the Child] and placed children, in particular girls, at risk of forced, early and temporary marriages, with irreversible consequences on their physical and mental health and development.”29 As of February 2021, the Islamic Republic of Iran has not increased the minimum age for marriage for both girls and boys to 18. In light of the above, the Government has not taken all necessary measures to eliminate child marriages in line with the State party’s obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Recommendation Status: This recommendation has NOT been implemented. 26 Report of the Secretary General, Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2020, para 37 https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/IR/Report_of_the_SecretaryGeneral_on_the_situation_of_human_rights_in_the_Islamic_Republic_of_IranA4320.pdf 27 See www.sabteahval.ir/avej/tab-1499.aspx (in Farsi) 28 See Human Rights Activists News Agency : https://www.en-hrana.org/?s=child+marriage 29 CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4, para. 27-28 https://undocs.org/en/CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4 4