Standing Strong for a Woman's Right to a Just and Healthy Life
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After two weeks of fierce negotiations at the United Nations’ annual Commission on the Status of Women, on March 15 more than 130 governments committed to ending violence against women and girls, and reached strong agreements to promote gender equality and ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services.
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Today’s passage of the Violence Against Women Act is a victory for women and girls in the United States and those living abroad.
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In a shameful political ploy at the expense of young girls, last night the House of Representatives voted against a bill that [...]
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More than 60 million girls are currently married and if present trends continue, in the next 10 years, 100 million girls will [...]
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As many Akimbo followers know, IWHC has been working in close collaboration with colleagues in Washington to advocate for the passage of [...]
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This post is part two of a two part series. Read the first post, with some stories about early marriage, here. Though [...]
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The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has a story in their June 17 newsletter on ukuthwalwa, or “arranged marriage”, in Lusikisiki, South Africa. [...]
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Last night, the House of Representatives passed legislation to empower girls worldwide against child marriage and permanently establish an Office of Global [...]
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Here’s what we’ve been checking out online this week: Global Voices had a bunch of great posts about sexual health and reproductive [...]
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In May, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) and the House Foreign Affairs Committee incorporated provisions to confront child marriage [...]
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