Fragile Progress in Global Fight Against Child Marriage
While Percentage of Girls Marrying Drops, Overall Numbers Climb Higher
![Lalita B., 17, had an arranged marriage at the age of 12 with a 37-year-old man. She became pregnant soon after marriage, and two of her newborns died. Lalita’s third child survived. Lalita’s husband abandoned her in 2015 and married another woman.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-asia-nepal-photo-05.jpg?itok=xwegrQAg)
While Percentage of Girls Marrying Drops, Overall Numbers Climb Higher
Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
Children Face Twin Threat from Pollution and Climate Change
Kids Suffer Long-Term Harm From Immigration Detention
Item 6 UPR Adoption
Real Justice Requires Due Process
Item 6 Universal Periodic Review Adoption
Item 6 UPR Adoption
UN Should Press Sudan to Investigate, Prosecute Those Responsible
Item 6 UPR Adoption
Delivered by Mary Wareham, Human Rights Watch for the Cluster Munition Coalition
Hekmatyar Deal an Affront to Victims of Grave Abuses
Lena Hendry Faces Up to 3 Years in Prison
Investigate Abuses by European Security Body Countries