{"id":1852,"date":"2018-11-06T18:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource\/amici_curiae_us_2018\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:01:22","slug":"amici_curiae_us_2018","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/resource\/court-documents\/amici_curiae_us_2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Amicus Brief for Dr Nargawala hearing 6 November 2018 submitted by Equality Now, WeSpeakOut, Sahiyo, and Safe Hands for Girls in support of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"meta-split-banner-block\" style=\"background-color:#001745\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"columns is-gapless\">\n            <div class=\"column is-6-tablet\">\n                <div class=\"outer\">\n                    <div class=\"inner left\">\n                        <div class=\"split-post-content\">\n\n                            <div class=\"columns is-multiline is-mobile\">\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <p class=\"date\">6th noviembre 2018<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"column is-12\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"title\">Amicus Brief for Dr Nargawala hearing 6 November 2018 submitted by Equality Now, WeSpeakOut, Sahiyo, and Safe Hands for Girls in support of the United States<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                <div class=\"columns\">\n                                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                        <div class=\"categories\">\n\n                                            \n                                            \n                                                \n                                                  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Drawing on decades of global advocacy, we emphasise that FGM is a serious human rights violation affecting girls and women in the US and worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Our submission highlights international legal standards, global efforts to eliminate FGM, and the importance of strong federal protections. 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urging it to strike down laws allowing child marriage.<\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/resource\/court-documents\/equality-now-presento-un-amicus-curiae-a-la-corte-constitucional-de-colombia-para-declarar-la-inconstitucionalidad-de-las-leyes-que-permiten-el-matrimonio-infantil-en-colombia\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">ES<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                      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assailants were largely unpunished despite eyewitness testimony.<\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/resource\/court-documents\/equality-now-presenta-un-amicus-curiae-ante-la-corte-suprema-de-justicia-de-la-nacion-argentina-caso-m-s-violacion-grupal-en-chubut-argentina\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">ES<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t      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