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October 9, 2020 Dispatches

Building Equitable Futures by Investing in Girls

Governments Should Tackle Abuses, End Barriers to Education

Students strike against sexist violence in Madrid, Spain, March 6, 2020.

August 31, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Yemen

67th Pre-Session

May 12, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Kuwait

87th Pre-Session

April 9, 2020 News Release

COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Children

Governments Should Mitigate Harm, Protect Most Vulnerable

A child washing hands with anti-bacterial soap as a preventive measure against COVID-19, at Sadarghat Launch Terminal, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 27, 2020.

March 6, 2020 News Release

Governments Should Fulfill Women’s Rights Pledges

Entrenched Discrimination, Violence Mar Gains 25 Years after Beijing

February 7, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Yemen

77th Pre-Session

January 17, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Zimbabwe

75th Session

January 10, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women review of Pakistan

75th Session

December 23, 2019 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Review of Afghanistan

75th Session

October 25, 2019 Dispatches

Victory Against Child Marriage in Tanzania

Court of Appeal Upholds 2016 Ruling Barring Marriage Before 18

July 26, 2019 Dispatches

Massachusetts State Senate Votes to Ban Child Marriage

State House of Representatives and Governor Baker Should Act Next

Massachusetts Child Marriage Survivor Tammy Monteiro joins coalition members in chain in protest at State House to end child marriage

July 23, 2019 News Release

US: Massachusetts Should Ban Child Marriage

Senate Vote Set on Bill to Prohibit Anyone Under 18 From Marrying

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July 19, 2019 Dispatches

Mozambique Passes Law to End Child Marriage

Education Key to Realizing Promise to Protect Girls

Mozambican girls take part in a lesson as part of a program that aims to help girls stay in school longer and stay out of child marriage

July 2, 2019 Commentary

Break the Chains of Child Marriage

The United States has lagged behind the global legal reform trend on child marriage, but this is starting to change.

April 3, 2019 News Release

Jordan: End Child Marriage in Status Talks

Broaden Negotiations to Include Equality for Women

Jordanian parliament in session, February 4, 2019.

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