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GIRLS
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General Information |
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 Girl's rights are human's rights: Action for girls Newsletter of the NGO Committee on UNICEF Working Group on
Girls (WGG) and its International Network for Girls (INFG) (March 2010)
The state of the world's children: Women and children
The double dividend of gender equality (UNICEF, 2006)
Unicef - Graca Machel report (see paragraphs 91 and 97 of the report)
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action UN Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW) an agenda for women's empowerment.
CEDAW Assessment Tool: An assessment tool based on the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (The Rights Consortium) (April 2002)
FWCW Platform for Action: Women and Armed Conflict Beijing, China - September 1995. Action for Equality, Development and Peace.
Gender guide (OneWorld) Stressing the importance of
Women not only as key agents for delivery of poverty reduction programmes but also for the concern of major global issues – food production, population growth and climate change.
Girls incorporated
a non-profit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and
bold through a network of local organizations in the United States and Canada.
Women's Human Rights In Conflict Situations (International Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Development) (May 1997)
UN Women Watch central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality
and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system, including the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Secretariat, regional commissions, funds, programmes, specialized agencies, and academic and research institutions.
UN Commission on the Status of Women (42nd Session) functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),
dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women.
The Working Group On Girls Of the NGO Committee on UNICEF dedicated to promoting the rights of girls in all areas and stages of their
lives, advancing the rights and status of girls and assisting them to develop their full potential as women.
Human Rights and the Girl Child: What are the human rights of the girl child? (The People's Movement for Human Rights Education)
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External Links |
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Plan: Because I am a girl
campaigning to lift millions of girls out of poverty and into education.
Rape: Weapon of war Is rape really a matter for the United Nations? The Security Council has
answered that question with a resounding yes by voting unanimously for a resolution describing rape as a tactic of war and a threat to international security.
(OHCHR) (July 2008)
Facts and Figures on Women, Peace and Security Security Council resolution 1325(2000) has served as a catalyst
for women all over the world to mobilize in their efforts to achieve equal participation.
(United Nations) (November 2005).
International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD) a non-partisan organization with an international mandate to encourage and support the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democratic institutions and practices around the world.
OMCT - Children's Rights Programme aimed to protect children from torture and other forms of violence and to promote and defend their rights through prevention, denunciation, reparation and advocacy.
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict - a global overview and implications for the security sector (Geneva centre for the democratic control of armed forces) (2007)
Sexual and gender-based violence in emergencies
working on the improvement of women’s health in crises as a key issue within the work of WHO’s Health Action in Crises.
(WHO)
Women in the Global Community (U.S. State Department of State)
Women, Human Rights and Peace (The People's Movement for Human Rights Education)
Information on sexual violence towards women in conflicts Encouraging the persecution of sexual crimes.
(Human Rights Watch)
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Reports, Articles and Analysis |
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Because I am a girl: The state of the world's girls 2010
Digital and urban frontiers: girls in a changing landscape (PLAN)
Helping Tajikistan's detained children (BBC) (October 9, 2009)
Millions of Afghan children, mainly girls, still not attending school - UN (UN News Centre) (April 21, 2008)
YEMEN: Early marriage hampering country's development, says report (IRIN) (March 26, 2008)
LIBERIA: Special court for sexual violence underway (IRIN) (March 21, 2008)
'They didn't take me seriously' (BBC News)(March 11, 2008)
Forced marriage in Sierra Leone (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)(March 7, 2008)
SUDAN: Too scared to tell - sexual violence in Darfur (Reuters/IRIN) (February 13, 2008)
Cote d'Ivoire: Sexual crimes against children continue with "alarming frequency" - UN (IRIN) (September 11, 2007)
Another Side of Child-Soldiering: Girls (Associated Press) (August 25, 2007)
The girl child : report of the Secretary-General (United Nations General Assembly) (August 24, 2007)
Amnesty to defy Catholic church over rape victims' abortion rights
(The Independent) (August 13, 2007)
Forced
Marriage Appeal May Influence ICC (Institute for War and Peace Reporting) (July 24, 2007)
Hope for the girl child A Briefing Paper to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at its 51st session (World Vision) (February, 2007)
Gender Based Sexual Violence Against Teenage Girls in the Middle East A comparative situation analysis of honour violence, early
marriages and sexual abuse in Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Yemen (Save the Children, Sweden) (2007)
The Girl Child and Armed Conflict: Recognizing and Addressing Grave Violations of Girls’ Human Rights (United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women) (September, 2006)
Sexual Violence against Refugees: Guidelines on Prevention and Response (UNHCR) (March, 2005)
Girl Mothers in Fighting Forces and Their Post-War Reintegration in Southern and Western Africa
(The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center) (June, 2005)
120,000 Girls
Believed To Be Child Soldiers (VOA) (April 25, 2005)
Help us conquer
challenges, refugee women tell men (UNHCR) (March, 2005)
Girls missing out on education (BBC) (March 8, 2005)
Education, leadership crucial for refugee girls and women (UNHCR) (March 8, 2005)
Where are the girls? Girls Fighting Forces in Northern Uganda,
Sierra Leone and Mozambique: Their Lives During and After War by Susan McKay and Dyan Mazurana, Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (2004)
Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence in Disaster and Emergency Situations: A Guide for Local and Community- based Organizations (ECPAT International) (2004)
End Child Exploitation: Stop The Traffic (UNICEF) (July 30,2003)
Social customs 'hide child sex abuse' (BBC) (January 21, 2003)
The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers (Quno) (October, 2002)
Britonsin sex-for-aid scandal(BBC) (March 18, 2002)
Sex-for-aid under UN spotlight (BBC) (March 8, 2002)
African
refugees condemn sex abuses (BBC) (February 28, 2002)
Note for Implementing and Operational Partners on Sexual Violence and
Exploitation: The Experience of Refugee Children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone based on Initial Findings and Recommendations from Assessment Mission, 22 October – 30 November 2001 (UNHCR and Save
the Children-UK) (February 2002)
Aid-for-sex
children speak out (BBC) (February 27, 2002)
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in
Persons Report 2001(U.S. Department of State) (July 2001)
Agenda on Child Soldiers For "Beijing plus five" (Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers) (June 2000)
International Women's Day: Empty rhetoric and unfulfilled promises (The International Secretariat of Amnesty International) (March 2000)
Girls and War zones: Troubling Questions by Carolyn
Nordstrom, Life & Peace Institute (1997)
Unicef:
State of the World's Children 1996 - Sexual violence as a weapon of war from the UNICEF State of the World's Children Report 1996)
Refugee
women and girls: surviving violence and neglect The State of The World's Refugees 1995: In Search of Solutions
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Country and Region Specific |
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Afghanistan |
Analysis: Girls' education in Afaghanistan - a new beginning? (IRIN) (February 17, 2011)
Women in Afghanistan: A human rights catastrophe
(Amnesty International) (March 11, 1995)
Afghanistan Online: The plight of the Afghan women
Online source of links and information about the issue.
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Bosnia |
Hopes betrayed: Trafficking of Women and Girls to Post-Conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina for Forced Prostitution (Human Rights Watch) (November 2002)
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Botswana |
Epidemic of
inequality: Women’s Rights and HIV/AIDS in Botswana & Swaziland An Evidence-Based Report on the Effects of
Gender Inequity, Stigma and Discrimination (Physicians for Human rights)(2007)
Rallying for women's rights in Botswana (UNHCR) (March 11, 2005)
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Chechnya |
Chechnya: Choked by headscarves (Human Rights Watch) (September 27, 2010)
Chechnya's female bombers (BBC News) (July 7, 2003)
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Colombia |
AUC run labor camps for girls
(Colombia Reports News) (February 14, 2011)
Colombia's displaced women tell of their suffering
(UNHCR) (March 8, 2005)
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
UN to tackle claims of Congo sex abuse
(The Independent) (March 2, 2005)
Report: U.N. troops exploited Congo girls (Associated Press) (January 8, 2005)
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Sexual crimes against children continue with "alarming frequency" - UN (IRIN) (September 11, 2007)
'Sweeping' changes in Côte d'Ivoire (UNHCR) (March 8, 2005)
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Indonesia |
Indonesia: Girls working as domestics face abuse
(Human Rights Watch) (June 20,2005)
Sleaze with Balinese kids
(Inside Indonesia) (November 1996)
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Liberia |
'Sexual exploitation must not be tolerated' (Save the Children) (May 9, 2006)
Liberia sex-for-aid 'widespread' (BBC) (May 8, 2006)
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Libya |
Women, and Girls Locked Up Indefinitely Without Charge (CRIN) (March 2, 2006)
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Threat to Society? Arbitrary Detention of Women and Girls for "Social Rehabilitation” (Human Rights Watch) (February 2006)
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Rwanda |
Special Representative For Children And Armed Conflict Welcomes New Rwandan Law Allowing Girls To Inherit Property (United Nations) (March 20, 2000)
Amicus Brief Respecting Amendment Of The Indictment And Supplementation Of The Evidence To Ensure the Prosecution Of Rape And Other Sexual Violence Within The Competence Of The Tribunal
(International Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Development) (October 2, 1998)
Akayesu Sentencing a Victory for Women's Rights
(International Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Development) (October 2, 1998)
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Senegal |
Senegal bans female genital mutilation (UNICEF) (January 14, 1999)
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Sierra Leone |
A Women's Issue That Women Are Wary of Campaigning About (Inter Press Service) (August 8, 2007)
Children’s forum takes on trafficking and other concerns (UNICEF) (March 6, 2006)
"We'll Kill You If You Cry" Sexual Violence in the Sierra Leone Conflict
(Human Rights Watch) (January 2003)
'Systematic rape' in Sierra Leone war (BBC News) (January 16, 2003)
Sexual Violence within the Sierra Leone Conflict
(Human Rights Watch) (February 26, 2001)
Rape and other forms of sexual violence must be stopped (Amnesty International) (June 30, 2000)
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Somalia |
UN Human rights experts condemn recent execution of teenage girls (UN
News service) (November 11, 2010)
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Sudan |
"Lost Sudanese Boys" Prioritized: Girls Left Behing in Kakuma Refugee Camp by Åsa Frostfeldt (Human Rights Tribune) (March 2000, Vol.7, No.1. Reports from the field)
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Tanzania |
Violence against Women Refugees (Human Rights Watch) (September 26, 2000)
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Resolution 1325 (2000) holds out a promise to women across the globe that their rights will be protected and that barriers to their equal participation and full involvement in the maintenance and promotion of sustainable peace will be removed. We must uphold this promise.