"When custody decisions are made in favour of the parent who claims to be alienated without sufficiently considering the views of the child, the resilience of the concerned child may be undermined. The child may also continue to be exposed to lasting harm,” adds Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on...
Women of Gaza struggle to break free
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said 38 percent of women in Gaza faced physical or psychological violence from their husbands in 2019, but Alwakil estimated the true figure to be far higher.
Nightmare of underage marriage for Moroccan girls
Rights groups say that marriage of girl child is widespread in remote, landlocked and marginalised areas in the country.
Iraqi women raise voice against domestic violence
The marriage of minors is rising in Iraq, with a government survey reports that for females under 18 it jumped to 25.5 percent last year, up from 21.7 percent in 2011.
