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AFGHANISTAN: Parliament halts debate on violence against women law
20/May/2013 News
Summary: A debate by Afghan MPs about beefing up a law to prevent violence against women was halted amid angry scenes....
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SYRIA: Child marriage on rise among refugees, report aid groups
12/Apr/2013 News
Summary: The desperate plight of refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war is forcing some parents to marry off their daughters...
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EGYPT: How radical rulers crush the lives and hopes of girls
3/Apr/2013 News
Summary: Women stood shoulder to shoulder with men in Tahrir Square in 2011. Now they are back on the streets, opposing a...
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UN Expert urges need to safeguard children against traditional harmful practices
11/Mar/2013 News
Summary: On March 7th 2013, as a contribution to the Human Rights Council’s annual discussion on the child’s right to...
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SOUTH SUDAN: End Widespread Child Marriage, says human rights group
11/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: The government of South Sudan should increase efforts to protect girls from child marriage, Human Rights Watch...
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"Protecting Children From Harmful Practices With a Special Focus on Child Marriage and the Interrelatedness to Sexual and Reproductive Rights"
Thu, 07/03/2013 - 00:00 Event
Owner: Joint side event: SRSG on Violence against Children and Plan Internationalpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Flyersmall...
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UNITED KINGDOM: Children as young as two 'at risk of forced marriage'
5/Mar/2013 News
Summary: UK's Forced Marriage Unit figures reveal children of a very young age were potential victims of being forced into...
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SOMALIA: Persistent violations of children's rights
1/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This...
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