Rights of passage
Subtitle: harmful cultural practices and children's rights
By: Marilyn Thomson ; with Manal Abdelhalim [and others]
Contributors: Abdelhalim, Manal; Save the Children Fund (Great Britain)
Series: Working paper / Save the Children Fund -- 25; Working paper (Save the Children Fund (Great Britain)) -- 25.
Publisher: Save the Children
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781841870786
Subjects: Children's rights; Rites and ceremonies; Droits de l'enfant; Pratique sociale; Sociology
Description: Across the world, different ceremonies and rituals are practised to mark the passage from childhood into adulthood. While some are more harmful than others, they can all be seen as a violation of children's rights. This book examines the root causes and consequences of these practices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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In English.
Table of contents: title: Case studies: India; the brides of Yellamma. Honduras;the abduction of girls. Nepal; views of young men on child marriage. Ethiopia; youth perceptions of early marriage. Cambodia; youth access to sexual and reproductive health. Ghana, Sudan and Somaliland; female genital mutilation.