19th April 2022

Zambia – Committee on the Rights of the Child – 90th Session, May 2022

Key recommendations

This submission details our concerns with regard to laws related to sexual violence and the right to education for girls in Zambia.

Submitted by: Equality Now, Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), and The Forum for African Women Educationalists of Zambia (FAWEZA)

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