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September 15, 2023 Commentary

The US Is Not Protecting Its Children

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September 13, 2023 Statement

Malawi: Submission the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

86th Session

September 7, 2023 News Release

No US State Meets Child Rights Standards

Updated Scorecard Shows Improvement, but Many States Still Fail Children

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July 6, 2023 Statement

Mali: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

96th Pre-Session

March 8, 2023 Report

Saudi Arabia: Law Enshrines Male Guardianship

Personal Status Law Discriminates Against Women in Marriage, Divorce, Custody

People walk past a Vision 2030 banner showing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
January 17, 2023 Statement

Malawi: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

72nd Pre-Session

December 20, 2022 Dispatches

Ten Good News Stories for Kids in 2022

Banning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment among Children’s Gains

Children playing at sunset at Trou aux Biches in Mauritius.
December 12, 2022 Statement

Kyrgyzstan: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

94th Pre-session

November 17, 2022 Statement

Togo: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

94th Pre-session

September 13, 2022 Commentary

The US Record on Protecting Our Children Is Abysmal

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September 13, 2022 News Release

US States Fail to Protect Children’s Rights

New Scorecard Gives Only 4 a ‘C’ Grade; 46 Get ‘D’ or ‘F’

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June 16, 2022 News Release

Africa: End Rights Abuses Against Girls

Ban Child Marriage; Allow Pregnant Students in School; Ensure Free Education

A 16-year-old girl who is pregnant stands in the hallway of her residence in Mbare township in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 2021.
February 15, 2022 Dispatches

Nigeria’s Kano State Needs Child Protection Law

Rights Organizations Demand Action

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January 28, 2022 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in Advance of its Review of Egypt

UN Headquarters
January 17, 2022 Report

Nigeria: Child Marriage Violates Girls’ Rights

States Should Urgently Adopt Laws to Enforce Child Rights Act

A woman protests against underage marriage, Lagos, Nigeria. 

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