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  The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child - Report of the UN Secretary-General

  2006

  Discrimination and violence against the girl child persist in all parts of the world. This report has been prepared in accordance with the programme of work of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for 2007-2009, which identified ?The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child? as the priority theme for the Commission's fifty-first session.
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  Children's Property and Inheritance Rights and Their Livelihoods: The Context of HIV and AIDS in Southern and East Africa

  2006

  There are 34 million orphans in Africa, of which 11 million are AIDS orphans (nearly 80 per cent of the world's total). Extended family support systems, which once absorbed and assumed care for orphans, have become weaker in recent years, as families have become increasingly urbanised, industrialised and nuclear.
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  Gravity of Girl Child Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe ?Towards Creating a Culture of Prevention?

  Girl Child Network, 2005

  Though women, men and boys can be victims of gender-based violence, girls are more vulnerable to abuse because of their subordinate status in terms of gender and age. Since 1998, the Girl Child Network (GCN) has tackled over 20,000 cases of girl child sexual abuse in 6 provinces in Zimbabwe. The nature and extent of the abuse covers rape, incest, virginity testing and forced marriages.
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  Implementing adolescent reproductive rights through the Convention on the Rights of the Child

  Center for Reproductive Rights, formerly known as the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, New York, 1999

  One in five people in the world is an adolescent. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) encompasses the human rights of people aged 0-18, hence by definition includes adolescents. Yet there remains a significant gap between provisions prescribed in the CRC and the reality of adolescents' reproductive health and lives.
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  Trafficking of Women and Children in Indonesia

  International Catholic Migration Commission, 2003

  In Indonesia, counter-trafficking measures have been inhibited by the fact that in many cases 'trafficking' is not considered exploitative. This comprehensive report argues that broadening the definition of trafficking from prostitution to include migrant work, domestic work, sex work and mail order brides can ensure that these forms of exploitation are also addressed.
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  Where Are The Girls? Girls in fighting forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: Their lives during and after war

  2004

  This study contributes to what is currently known about the experiences of girls in fighting forces as distinct from those of boys. It is meant to assist policymakers in developing policies and programs to help protect and empower girls in situations of armed conflict and postwar reconstruction.
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  Alternative Report of Cladem Peru on the Implementation in Peru of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women

  2002

  This shadow report, led by The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights -Peru (CLADEM-Peru), contributes to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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  CEDAW Fifth Periodic Reports of State Parties: Peru

  United Nations, 2001

  Peru's fifth submission to the United Nations Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) outlines the status of women in Peru. The government has faced difficulties changing attitudes that discriminate against women.
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  Beyond Victims and Villains: Addressing Sexual Violence in the Education Sector

  Panos Institute, London, 2003

  Gender-based violence has physical, sexual, and psychological consequences, and is frequently the cause of ill health and even death among women aged 15 to 44. Younger women appear to be particularly at risk. Gender violence worldwide often remains unaddressed. It is rarely talked about within schools and universities, which are often perceived to be the safest places.