This paper addresses matters related to the right to marry (Article 9) falling under Title II ‘Freedoms’ of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and briefly describes the phenomenon of forced marriage, examines selected legislative measures taken to address it and lists promising initiatives to prevent forced marriage and support victims. It is primarily based on desk research carried out in five European Union (EU) Member States: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
'This Toolkit was especially developed for grass root organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) in Europe that are addressing honor related violence, forced marriage and abandonment. The content is based on practical experiences from sister organizations in Sweden, Germany, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Turkey. .The experiences from the participating organizations were collected and described by the project team of the “Flying Team against Violence”, a collaboration between organizations from the aforementioned countries. Each team member interviewed several grass root organizations and NGO’s in their respective countries. Good practices were described and an inventory was made of conditions and factors that made these practices successful.'