The Health Rights of Women and Children Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University, is pleased to announce application and scholarship information for the Course on Health Rights Litigation, part of the Global School on the Enforcement of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.
Trustlaw’s Lisa Anderson exposes the “silent health emergency” faced by child brides around the globe.
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