The Human Rights Guide to the Sustainable Development Goals

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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights	3 Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
			Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights	5 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
			Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights	16.1 Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	7 No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	3 The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to ensure the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights set forth in the present Covenant.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	10 The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize that: 10.1 The widest possible protection and assistance should be accorded to the family, which is the natural and fundamental group unit of society, particularly for its establishment and while it is responsible for the care and education of dependent children. Marriage must be entered into with the free consent of the intending spouses.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	5 In compliance with the fundamental obligations laid down in article 2 of this Convention, States Parties undertake to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the enjoyment of the following rights: 5.b The right to security of person and protection by the State against violence or bodily harm, whether inflicted by government officials or by any individual group or institution;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child	1 For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child	19.1 States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child	24.3 States Parties shall take all effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women	16.2 The betrothal and the marriage of a child shall have no legal effect, and all necessary action, including legislation, shall be taken to specify a minimum age for marriage and to make the registration of marriages in an official registry compulsory.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	22.2 States shall take measures, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, to ensure that indigenous women and children enjoy the full protection and guarantees against all forms of violence and discrimination.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	DEVAW Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women	2 Violence against women shall be understood to encompass, but not be limited to, the following: 2.a Physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family, including battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household, dowry-related violence, marital rape, female genital mutilation and other traditional practices harmful to women, non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		DEVAW Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women	2 Violence against women shall be understood to encompass, but not be limited to, the following: 2.b Physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring within the general community, including rape, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and intimidation at work, in educational institutions and elsewhere, trafficking in women and forced prostitution;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		DEVAW Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women	2 Violence against women shall be understood to encompass, but not be limited to, the following: 2.c Physical, sexual and psychological violence perpetrated or condoned by the State, wherever it occurs.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ECHR European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 No one shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ADRDM American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man	I Every human being has the right to life, liberty and the security of his person.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ADRDM American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man	II All persons are equal before the law and have the rights and duties established in this Declaration, without distinction as to race, sex, language, creed or any other factor.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ADRDM American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man	XI Every person has the right to the preservation of his health through sanitary and social measures relating to food, clothing, housing and medical care, to the extent permitted by public and community resources
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ACHR American Convention on Human Rights	4.1 Every person has the right to have his life respected. This right shall be protected by law and, in general, from the moment of conception. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ACHR American Convention on Human Rights	ACHR American Convention on Human Rights	17.2 The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to raise a family shall be recognized, if they meet the conditions required by domestic laws, insofar as such conditions do not affect the principle of nondiscrimination established in this Convention.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	Protocol of San Salvador Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (Protocol of San Salvador)	10.1 Everyone shall have the right to health, understood to mean the enjoyment of the highest level of physical, mental and social well-being.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Protocol of San Salvador Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (Protocol of San Salvador)	15.3 The States Parties hereby undertake to accord adequate protection to the family unit and in particular:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Protocol of San Salvador Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (Protocol of San Salvador)	15.3.c To adopt special measures for the protection of adolescents in order to ensure the full development of their physical, intellectual and moral capacities;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women	2 Violence against women shall be understood to include physical, sexual and psychological violence:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women	2.a that occurs within the family or domestic unit or within any other interpersonal relationship, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence with the woman, including, among others, rape, battery and sexual abuse;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women	2.b that occurs in the community and is perpetrated by any person, including, among others, rape, sexual abuse, torture, trafficking in persons, forced prostitution, kidnapping and sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as in educational institutions, health facilities or any other place;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women	2.c that is perpetrated or condoned by the state or its agents regardless of where it occurs
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women	4 Every woman has the right to the recognition, enjoyment, exercise and protection of all human rights and freedoms embodied in regional and international human rights instruments. These rights include, among others:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women	4.a The right to have her life respected;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women	4.b The right to have her physical, mental and moral integrity respected;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ACHPR African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	4 Human beings are inviolable. Every human being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his person. No one may be arbitrarily deprived of this right.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ACHPR African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	5 Every individual shall have the right to the respect of the dignity inherent in a human being and to the recognition of his legal status. All forms of exploitation and degradation of man particularly slavery, slave trade, torture, cruel, inhuman of degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ACHPR African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	18.3 The State shall ensure the elimination of every discrimination against women and also censure the protection of the rights of the woman and the child as stipulated in international declarations and conventions.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	16.1 State Parties to the present Charter shall take specific legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment and especially physical or mental injury or abuse, neglect or maltreatment including sexual abuse, while in the care of the child.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	16.2 Protective measures under this Article shall include effective procedures for the establishment of special monitoring units to provide necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as well as other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting referral investigation, treatment, and follow-up of instances of child abuse and neglect.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	21.1 State Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate harmful social and cultural practices affecting the welfare, dignity, normal growth and development of the child and in particular:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	21.1.a those customs and practices prejudicial to the health or life of the child;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	21.1.b those customs and practices discriminatory to the child on the grounds of sex or other status.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	21.2 Child marriage and the betrothal of girls and boys shall be prohibited and effective action, including legislation, shall be taken to specify the minimum age of marriage to be 18 years and make registration of all marriages in an official registry compulsory.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age	Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	2.1 States Parties shall combat all forms of discrimination against women through appropriate legislative, institutional and other measures. In this regard they shall:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	2.1.a include in their national constitutions and other legislative instruments, if not already done, the principle of equality between women and men and ensure its effective application;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	2.1.b enact and effectively implement appropriate legislative or regulatory measures, including those prohibiting and curbing all forms of discrimination particularly those harmful practices which endanger the health and general well-being of women;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	2.1.c integrate a gender perspective in their policy decisions, legislation, development plans, programmes and activities and in all other spheres of life;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	2.1.d take corrective and positive action in those areas where discrimination against women in law and in fact continues to exist;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	5 States Parties shall prohibit and condemn all forms of harmful practices which negatively affect the human rights of women and which are contrary to recognised international standards. States Parties shall take all necessary legislative and other measures to eliminate such practices, including:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	5.a creation of public awareness in all sectors of society regarding harmful practices through information, formal and informal education and outreach programmes;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	5.b prohibition, through legislative measures backed by sanctions, of all forms of female genital mutilation, scarification, medicalisation and para-medicalisation of female genital mutilation and all other practices in order to eradicate them;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	5.c provision of necessary support to victims of harmful practices through basic services such as health services, legal and judicial support, emotional and psychological counselling as well as vocational training to make them self-supporting;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	5.d protection of women who are at risk of being subjected to harmful practices or all other forms of violence, abuse and intolerance.
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	6 States Parties shall ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights and are regarded as equal partners in marriage. They shall enact appropriate national legislative measures to guarantee that:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	6.a no marriage shall take place without the free and full consent of both parties;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	6.b the minimum age of marriage for women shall be 18 years;
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	13 States Parties shall adopt and enforce legislative and other measures to guarantee women equal opportunities in work and career advancement and other economic opportunities. In this respect, they shall:
		Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.	5.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Indicators 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age		Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	13.g introduce a minimum age for work and prohibit the employment of children below that age, and prohibit, combat and punish all forms of exploitation of children, especially the girl-child;

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