Human Rights
Child widows
Child widows exist! There are at least a million and a half of them. They are girls given into marriage at a young age and
20 July 2019
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Child widows exist! There are at least a million and a half of them. They are girls given into marriage at a young age and
Women Empowerment and Human Resource Development Centre of India (WHI) celebrated the Women’s Day on March 8th in association with International Women’s Peace Group ( IWPG),
Every year 15 millions girls get married before the age of 18. In 2016, child marriage still remains a global issue. Primarily driven by poverty and economic status, the practice also relies on cultural, traditional and religious motives.
Help enable two activists from Cameroon to join IAW at Congress and share their knowledge and experience of fighting violence against women.
There can be neither justification nor impunity for child marriage and violence against girls. The legal age of marriage should generally be 18 years and existing legislation must be implemented.
President Joanna Manganara congratulates Yemen Human Rights minister for her efforts to ban child marriage
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Founded in 1904 and based in Geneva, the International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international NGO comprising 44 member organizations involved in the promotion of the human rights of women and girls globally. The IAW has general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies, has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organizations.