138.235

Recommendation
Cycle
  • Cycle 3 (2017 - 2022)
Session
  • 38 - May 2021
State under Review
State under Review - Regional Group
  • Africa (African Group)
State under Review - Organisations
  • AU (African Union)
  • Commonwealth
Recommendation

Step up efforts to eradicate traditional practices harmful to women and girls, such as the ritual of Olufuko, which involves child marriage, by criminalizing such practices and prosecuting alleged perpetrators

Recommending State
Recommending State - Regional Group
  • GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
Recommending State - Organisations
  • OAS (Organisation of American States)
  • OEI (Organisation of Ibero-American States)
Action Category
4 - General action
Response
Supported
Issues
  • Gender-based violence
  • Rights of the Child
  • Women's rights
Related document
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138.235 Step up efforts to eradicate traditional practices harmful to women and girls, such as the ritual of Olufuko, which involves child marriage, by criminalizing such practices and prosecuting alleged perpetrators (Brazil);