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Making the case for family law reform at #HRC57

Making the case for family law reform at #HRC57

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September 20, 2024

Watch the livestream here, 25th September 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Geneva, UTC +2), A window of opportunity for global mobil...

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Raising the urgency of reforming family laws at the 56th Human Rights Council

Raising the urgency of reforming family laws at the 56th Human Rights Council

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July 23, 2024

The United Nations Human Rights Council, a UN body tasked with promoting and protecting human rights worldwide, last week concl...

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From #CSW toward the Global Week of Action: Setting off the ‘Domino Effect’

From #CSW toward the Global Week of Action: Setting off the ‘Domino Effect’

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May 3, 2024

Equality in family law is a prerequisite for gender equality across broader society, and prioritizing reform in the laws which ...

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2023: The power of collaborative, feminist organizing

2023: The power of collaborative, feminist organizing

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December 15, 2023

“The success of the GCEFL this year demonstrated the power of collaborative, feminist organizing. The GCEFL is a truly gl...

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To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Must Strengthen Laws & Implementation

To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Must Strengthen Laws & Implementation

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October 13, 2023

The UN commemorates International Day of the Girl Child on October 11 – an annual and internationally recognized observan...

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Raising the Alarm on the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform

Raising the Alarm on the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform

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December 22, 2022

In September 2021, in the midst of a pandemic-related lockdown, a 15-year-old Muslim girl from Colombo, Sri Lanka, was married ...

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The best path to gender equality is through family law reform

The best path to gender equality is through family law reform

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March 8, 2022

If we want to embed gender equality, we must tackle discriminatory family laws. For the past 20 years, International Women’s ...

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