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ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 13 (29 March 2006)
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PAKISTAN: Focus on ‘vani’ – the practice of giving away young women to settle feuds [News]
Each day, Fareedullah Khan, nearly 70, reads items from the newspaper to his wife, Sakina Bibi, 60. The items he picks out from the columns of dense, Urdu-language print concern the custom of 'vani', ...
REFUGEES: Fuel Alternatives & Protection Strategies for Women and Girls [report]
The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children has launched a report on ways to mitigate widespread violence against displaced women and girls as they collect firewood.
Despite the known dang...
PAKISTAN: Measure to improve juvenile prisons [News]
Children's rights activists have hailed the installation of security cameras at a detention facility for juveniles in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), calling it a step forward in condi...
CONFERENCE: Youth and Conflict [event and call for papers]
Date: 14-15 April 2006Location: Washington, DC, United States
This call for papers will provide a platform to expand the dialogue to include old and new approaches to youth issues in conflict zones. ...
CHILD RIGHTS: Reports on child rights submitted for the 62nd session [Reports]
Information on the nature and length of the 62nd session of the Commission on Human Rights is therefore still unavailable. In the midst of this uncertainty, child rights NGOs are preparing for a six-w...
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