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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 5b

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[At the outset of a large movement of refugees, receiving States, bearing in mind their national capacities and international legal obligations, in cooperation, as appropriate, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, international organizations and other partners and with the support of other States as requested, in conformity with international obligations, would:] Take account of the rights, specific needs, contributions and voices of women and girl refugees;
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Annex
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1c

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: c) Institute programmes to make girls and young women aware of their rights and of opportunities to participate as equal members of society;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. f

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States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in order to ensure to them equal rights with men in the field of education and in particular to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women: (f) The reduction of female student drop-out rates and the organization of programmes for girls and women who have left school prematurely;
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Men
  • Women
Year
1979
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1l

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: l) Enact and enforce legislation that protect girls and young women from all forms of violence, genital mutilation, incest, rape, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking, prostitution and pornography;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. g

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States Parties shall adopt and enforce legislative and other measures to guarantee women equal opportunities in work and career advancement and other economic opportunities. In this respect, they shall: g) introduce a minimum age for work and prohibit the employment of children below that age, and prohibit, combat and punish all forms of exploitation of children, especially the girl-child;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1a

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: a) Introduce legislative measures that eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls and young women and ensure their human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. b

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Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the following intentional conducts are criminalised: (b) coercing or procuring a woman to undergo any of the acts listed in point a; c inciting, coercing or procuring a girl to undergo any of the acts listed in point a.
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Harmful Practices
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Article
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. g

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For the purpose of the present Protocol: g) Harmful Practices means all behaviour, attitudes and/or practices which negatively affect the fundamental rights of women and girls, such as their right to life, health, dignity, education and physical integrity;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Article
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African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) 2009, para. p

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For the purpose of the present Convention: p. "Women" mean persons of the female gender, including girls;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
2009
Paragraph type
Article
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1

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1. States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2

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Child marriage and the betrothal of girls and boys shall be prohibited and effective action, including legislation, shall be taken to specify the minimum age of marriage to be 18 years and make registration of all marriages in an official registry compulsory.
Body
Organization of African Unity
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Harmful Practices
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
1990
Paragraph type
Article
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European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 2

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With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to vocational training, the Parties undertake: 2. to provide or promote a system of apprenticeship and other systematic arrangements for training young boys and girls in their various employments;
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
1996
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 4h

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4. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving full realisation of this right and shall, in particular: h) Ensure, where applicable, that girls and young women who become pregnant or married before completing their education shall have the opportunity to continue their education;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 4l

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4. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving full realisation of this right and shall, in particular: l) Introduce scholarship and bursary programmes to encourage entry into post-primary school education and into higher education outstanding youth from disadvantaged communities, especially young girls;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1d

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: d) Guarantee universal and equal access to and completion of a minimum of nine years of formal education;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1g

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: g) Provide educational systems that do not impede girls and young women, including married and/or pregnant young women, from attending;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1h

Paragraph text
1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: h) Take steps to provide equal access to health care services and nutrition for girls and young women;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Gender
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1j

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: j) Offer equal access to young women to employment and promote their participation in all sectors of employment;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1n

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: n) Secure the right for young women to maternity leave.
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 4

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States Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure that no child, especially girls under 18 years of age, take a direct part in hostilities and that no child is recruited as a soldier.
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Article
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 2c

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2. States Parties shall take specific positive action to: c) promote the enrolment and retention of girls in schools and other training institutions and the organisation of programmes for women who leave school prematurely.
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Article
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African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 1

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State Parties shall endeavour to provide free and compulsory basic education to all, especially girls, rural inhabitants, minorities, people with disabilities and other marginalized social groups.
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
Year
2007
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1e

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: e) Guarantee equal access to and completion of vocational, secondary and higher education in order to effectively address the existing imbalance between young men and women in certain professions;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Men
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1i

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: i) Protect girls and young women from economic exploitation and from performing work that is hazardous, takes them away from education or that is harmful to their mental or physical health;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1f

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1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: f) Ensure that education material and teaching practices are gender sensitive and encourage girls and young women to undertake studies in the sciences;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 3f

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3. The education of young people shall be directed to: f) The development of life skills to function effectively in society and include issues such as HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, substance abuse prevention and cultural practices that are harmful to the health of young girls and women as part of the education curricula;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 1c

Paragraph text
1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to: c) protect women, especially the girl-child from all forms of abuse, including sexual harassment in schools and other educational institutions and provide for sanctions against the perpetrators of such practices;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Education
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Article
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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. f

Paragraph text
For the purpose of this Convention: (f) “women” includes girls under the age of 18.
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Article
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. k

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For the purpose of the present Protocol: k) “Women” means persons of female gender, including girls;
Body
African Union
Document type
Regional treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Article
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2b

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[2. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to social protection and to the enjoyment of that right without discrimination on the basis of disability, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right, including measures:] (b) To ensure access by persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls with disabilities and older persons with disabilities, to social protection programmes and poverty reduction programmes;
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Older persons
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
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