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12-year-old Christian girl abducted, forced to marry Muslim neighbor
08 Feb 2025 02:11 GMT
… of abduction of underage Christian girls in Punjab Province.
“ … human rights, said that the inordinate delay in passing the anti-child … evidence related to the children’s ages, handing them … to forced marriages affect as many as 1,000 girls belonging …
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Human Rights Commission records 380 complaints in 2024
07 Feb 2025 04:05 GMT
… , police brutality, prison violence, child abuse, technology-facilitated gender-based violence … of forced marriage.
They add these issues reflect the evolving human rights landscape … in schools, corporal punishment, children subjected to forced confession by …
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Social norms aiding forced marriage as minors given away for material gains: Survey
06 Feb 2025 20:31 GMT
… hindering adolescent girls and young women from realizing … of forced marriage and sexual exploitation – where girls as … protection of women and girls against discrimination, forced marriage and … economic independence.
“Young women and girls, they need economic …
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Awareness-raising aim as Caithness and Sutherland Women’s Aid marks first 20 years
06 Feb 2025 19:59 GMT
… , reputable and specialised support to women, children and young people locally.
“CASWA … at weekends.
Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline (www.sdafmh.org … in five teenage girls are thought to experience domestic abuse in their …
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Women at Risk: The Gendered Dimension of Climate Change and Migration in West Africa
05 Feb 2025 18:07 GMT
… roles also give women domestic responsibilities—such as raising children, collecting food … , women and girls experience higher rates of gender-based violence and forced marriage. … every woman who earns her livelihood through agricultural work. Many women may …
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Iraq’s Controversial Personal Status Law: The future of girls at a crossroads
05 Feb 2025 15:53 GMT
… often left women vulnerable to forced
marriages and domestic abuse. This law … the AISEN Organization for
Human Rights and Sustainable Development.
… for
potentially legalizing child marriage and granting … girls. We cannot
accept a law that treats children …
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African Court calls for reparations for women affected by conflict
05 Feb 2025 01:32 GMT
… human rights, and people’s rights. Issues such as early marriages and women … and systemic violations affecting women and girls, particularly gendered reparations.
… violence in conflict situations, child and forced marriages, and other harmful cultural …
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Pope Francis: 'Nothing is worth the life of a child'
05 Feb 2025 01:06 GMT
… rights (like Rohingya children and undocumented children, the indocumentados, … , abuse and exploitation of all kinds, including forced marriages.
They … number of unprotected children. “Millions of children are displaced, … of a child. To kill children is to …
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30 years after Beijing Conference: Tanzania celebrates progress
08 Feb 2025 07:29 GMT
… human rights.
“This gathering ignited global movement urging governments to commit to women … forced marriages, and the impact of poverty on young girls … of abuse, the right for children to … making, human rights, media, environment, the girl child and …
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GSP+ trade benefits linked to progress on human rights, EU reminds Pakistan
31 Jan 2025 11:48 GMT
… list of issues, including on human rights”.
The development comes after … senior officials, United Nations bodies, human rights defenders and lawyers, civil society … application of blasphemy laws, women’s rights, forced marriages and conversions, enforced …