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    Unhappily ever after: Slow and uneven progress in the fight against early marriage

    Overseas Development Institute, 2014
    Nearly one-third of girls in developing countries marry before adulthood. Given the developing world’s ‘youth bulge’, this means that in absolute numbers it is likely that more girls are at risk of early marriage now – more than ever before.
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    Global trends in child marriage

    World Bank, 2012
    Child marriage remains highly prevalent today, with a global estimate of one in three women aged 20–24 marrying before the age of 18. Precise estimates for middle- and low-income countries are even higher at 40%.
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    Women's land rights handbook: Nigeria

    Commonwealth Secretariat, 2013
    Across Africa, land is integral to identity and existence. Access to, and ownership of land for women is often problematic – particularly when laws and culture collide.
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    Property and inheritance rights key to empowering women living with HIV, say grass-roots groups

    UN Women, 2013
    It can no longer be disputed that women and girls are the most affected by the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, nor that they are often unable to protect themselves from HIV due to a range of social and economic inequalities. Tackling discrimination and HIV-related human rights violations against women is central to an effective HIV response.
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    #BringBackOurGirls: a joint op-ed on the abduction of more than 200 school girls in Nigeria

    UN Women, 2014
    This op-ed is about the unthinkable nightmare endured by the 200 schoolgirls who were seized in the night by armed men dressed as soldiers who said they were there to protect them. In reality, the men were militant extremists who kidnapped them, and set their boarding school on fire. At this time, the girls’ whereabouts continue to be unknown.
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    Out of the Shadows: Child Marriage and Slavery

    Anti-Slavery International, 2013
    It is a shocking fact that, today, servile marriage still affects potentially millions of children and adults in all regions of the world. As with all forms of slavery and slavery-like practices, the obligation to put an end to this practice should be a cornerstone of international law.
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    Towards a parliamentary strategy for African women’s rights and gender equality: uniting parliamentary efforts to end violence against women in Africa

    Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa, 2010
    While it is a universally recognised fact that eliminating gender inequality and achieving women’s empowerment are paramount to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, progress with implementation of the MDGs is the slowest in those areas that depend most heavily on improving the status of women and girls.
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    From fear to freedom: ending violence against women

    Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace, 2012
    Worldwide, at least one in three women is the victim of violence. It is the most pervasive human rights violation on earth – present in every country, culture, religion, and class. Women around the globe are joining forces and speaking out, advocating for new laws, and developing successful strategies to eradicate gender-based violence.
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    Advancing gender justice in social movements - an approach for social movement leaders

    BRIDGE, 2014
    How can social movements become more gender-just? Many seemingly progressive social movements do not consider gender equality fundamental to achieving social justice. They have yet to make it a consistent priority in either their internal policies or their external change strategies.
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    Female genital mutilation in the Sultanate of Oman

    Stop FGM Middle East, 2014
    While the Sultanate of Oman has seen great improvement concerning gender equality in the past few decades, the tradition of female circumcision persists. The government has recognised the existence of the problem, and the need to eliminate it, however the only measure taken in this regard was banning the practice in state hospitals.

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