SADC: Adopt Gender and Development Protocol
Summit Leaders Should Act on Equality for Women
Southern African leaders should adopt the proposed Gender and Development Protocol at their upcoming summit after amending it to include crucial provisions deleted in 2007, Human Rights Watch said today. One of the most important provisions that should be put back in to the protocol would commit states to criminalize marital rape.
August 14, 2008 Press Release
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AIDS Conference: Drive for HIV Testing Must Respect Rights
WHO, UNAIDS Policies Must Link Testing to Consent, Counseling and Treatment
As HIV tests have become cheaper and more widely available, an increasing number of countries are supporting standalone HIV testing programs that are coercive or discriminatory, fail to ensure confidentiality, and do not provide access to prevention information or treatment, Human Rights Watch said today ahead of the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto.
August 10, 2006 Press Release
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Lesotho: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001
From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
It is not known if there are any under-18s in government armed forces as no age is specified for voluntary recruitment.
June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report
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