Petition the UN to End Forced Marriage
Around the world, 41,000 girls are forced to marry every day.
ActionAid - Pakistan
http://www.actionaid.org/pakistanHistory
Since 1992, ActionAid in Pakistan has been working hard to fight for the human rights of the poor and minority/marginalized populations. ActionAid's rights-based programs and policy interventions focus on promoting women’s rights and gender equality; securing people's right to food and livelihoods; citizens’ right to just and democratic governance; and promoting peace and human security in emergencies, disaster and conflicts.
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- Active In: Pakistan
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Aftercare, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor, Child Labor, Forced Marriage
- Tel: +92 (0) 51 261-1617
- Email: mail.jhb@actionaid.org, mail.pakistan@actionaid.org
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