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A/HRC/52/50: Adverse impact of forced marriage on the full and effective enjoyment of all human rights by all women and girls - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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The present report focuses on the issue of forced marriage. It is based on information gathered from the participants of an expert workshop held on 1 and 2 September 2022, submissions from States, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and other stakeholders, and additional research. In the report, the diverse contexts of forced marriage are emphasized, those internal to the community and the family and those imposed by external actors.

A/HRC/50/44: Progress, gaps and challenges in addressing child, early and forced marriage, and measures to ensure accountability at the community and national levels, including for women and girls at risk of and those subjected to this harmful practice - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 41/8 on consequences of child, early and forced marriage. It refers to progress, gaps and challenges in addressing child...

Malawi: one woman’s fight against child marriage

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Memory Banda is a 23 year-old activist, whose voice helped introduce a law in Malawi to end child marriages. She is now fighting to make sure it is enforced.

An entire life sentenced to death

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On World Day against the Death Penalty, 10 October, we look at the gender-based biases and the intersectional discrimination that lead women to death row.