The U.N. Study states, "This Convention is an essential two-fold element
for the protection of girls against prejudicial cultural and religious
practices. General definitions refer to the right to life, to birth
registration, to health, to protection from economic and sexual
exploitation, and against violence, torture, cruel, inhumane and
degrading treatment as well as the right to freedom of religion.
Protection is also specified against early marriage, infanticide, and
genital mutilation and in favor of freedom to wear or not to wear
distinctive dress. Almost all states have ratified the Convention but
some reservations are based on religious considerations."
The organizations
below address these and other issues of religion and
traditions and the status of women based on the Convention on the
Rights
of the Child. Click on the title of an organizations to view an
abstract
of their work and how to contact them. Click here to read the Convention
on the Rights of the Child. Click on the news and research buttons to check
and see if there is additional information on B2: Convention
on the Rights of the Child (CDC).
Women's NGO'S
European
Women’s
Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee
on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN
NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment
and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide
Human Rights NGO'S
Rights
and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human Strategies
for Human Rights (HSHR)
MiraMed
Institute
UN
NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN
NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York
Religions & Associations
Academic Institutions
Civil Society
Governments
Training
Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The United
Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
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