Polygamy in Sierra Leone

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Polygamy is prohibited under Sierra Leone’s penal code. Polygamy is authorized in customary marriages (under customary laws, the indigenous law of the various ethnic groups of Africa), where a man can take as many wives as he wishes.[1]

Prevalence of polygamy[]

37% of married women in Sierra Leone were in polygamous marriages in 2008.[2] 29.7% of married girls aged 15–19 reported that their husband had more than one wife.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ [CEDAW (2007), Responses to the List of Issues And Questions with Regard to the Consideration of the Combined Initial, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports: Sierra Leone, CEDAW/C/SLE/Q/5/Add. 1, CEDAW, New York, NY, p. 17.]
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone, Demographic and Health Survey 2008", Statistics Sierra Leone – Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone, ICF Macro Calverton, Maryland USA, July 2009, p. 84.
  3. ^ "Sierra Leone, Demographic and Health Survey 2008", Statistics Sierra Leone – Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone, ICF Macro Calverton, Maryland USA, July 2009, p. 85.


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