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Yemen: Child Marriage Spurs Abuse of Girls and Women

Sáb, 01/07/2012 - 11:58 — CIFEDHOP

There is no legal minimum age for girls to marry in Yemen. Many girls are forced into marriage, and some are as young as 8 Widespread child marriage jeopardizes Yemeni girls’ access to education, harms their health, and keeps them second-class citizens, Human Rights Watch said in a report released in december 2011

US: Harsh Conditions for Young Lifers

Mié, 01/04/2012 - 12:58 — CIFEDHOP

The approximately 2,570 youth offenders serving life without parole sentences in adult US prisons experience conditions that violate fundamental human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The United States is the only country in the world with youth offenders (below the age of 18 at the time of offense) serving life without parole sentences. The US Supreme Court will consider arguments about the constitutionality of the practice in March 2012. [...]

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