Article 36: Other forms of exploitation

ARGENTINA: Teenager who spent nine years locked in a garage rescued
17/avr/2014 News
A 15-year-old girl has been rescued in Argentina after being nearly starved and beaten in a garage by an adoptive family for nine years.
Find out more
SENEGAL: Law bans 10-year-old rape victim from aborting twins
7/avr/2014 News
Efforts of human rights campaigners thwarted by Napoleonic law allowing abortion only in life-or-death circumstances.
Find out more
PAKISTAN: Nine-month-old baby accused of attempted murder
7/avr/2014 News
Police in Lahore province charge baby with planning a murder, threatening police and interfering with state affairs.
Find out more
IRAQ: Do not legalise marriage for nine-year-olds, say human rights groups
17/mar/2014 News
Draft law would be a step backwards for women and children's rights.
Find out more
OPT: ‘Honor killings’ doubled in 2013, says official
6/mar/2014 News
Women's rights groups say that the rise in killings stems from economic difficulties in OPT and social acceptance of violence against women.
Find out more
VIOLENCE: EU report shows "extensive" violence against women
6/mar/2014 News
A new report by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights presents results from the world’s biggest-ever survey on violence against women, including details of the physical and sexual violence suffered in childhood.  
Find out more
Plan International: "Too Young To Wed"
lun, 03/03/2014 - 18:30 Event
Join Plan International for a high-level debate on child marriage.
Find out more
Neglected needs: Girls in the criminal justice system
27/fév/2014 Publication
Neglected needs: Girls in the criminal justice system is a joint briefing paper by PRI and the Inter-agency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ).
Find out more

Pages

S'abonner à Article 36: Other forms of exploitation