Annual Reports on the Status of the Girl Child Globally (written by Plan International):
Because I am a Girl: Girls in the Global Economy 2009
Because I am a Girl: In the Shadow of War 2008
Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2007
Justice for Girls and Justice for Girls International Updates
2009
The Synthesis of Age and Gender: Intersectionality, International Human Rights Law and the Marginalisation of the Girl-Child by Nura Taefi published in the International Journal of Children's Rights (2009)
April 2009
International Human Rights Law and Aboriginal Girls in Canada:Never the Twain Shall Meet? by Rebecca Aleem of Justice for Girls International.
October 2008
Justice for Girls and Justice for Girls International make submissions to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women. Read Our Submission to the UN CEDAW Committee.
May 2008 Justice for Girls launches a sister organization, Justice for Girls International, a Canadian organization working to promote the human rights of girls worldwide through partnerships and systemic advocacy.
March 2007- Fifty-first session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women releases its' Agreed Conclusions focused on the Elimination of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child. Read Committee's Conclusions
June 2006- UN Committee on Economic, Social, Cultural Rights recommends that Canada give special attention to the needs of homeless teenage girls. Read Committee's Recommendations
 May 2006 -Justice for Girls makes submission to UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights during its 4th & 5th periodic review of Canada's compliance with International Covenant on Economic, Social &
Cultural Rights.
Read our submission to the UN
Nov. 2005- UN Committee concerned about Canada's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Read Document
October 15-17th 2005, Washington DC-- Justice for Girls makes submission to UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
Read Submission
Read Press Release
April 9, 2003 - Women's Groups call
on the Attorney General of BC to respond to UN criticism of
provincial government policies
Read Press Release
Read the Fifth Periodic Report of Canada
Read about CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women)
Read about Platform for Action on Girl Child (United Nations Fourth World Confrence on Women, 1995)
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