Equality Now, Sisma Mujer, CLADEM, Asociación Civil El Paso, Asociación de Mujeres de Guatemala AMG, DEMOS, Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), Consorcio Ley Maria Da Penha, and GAMBE respectfully submit our contributions to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls.

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We focus our concerns on the nexus between custody and guardianship cases, violence against women and children, and focus on the misuse of the parental alienation syndrome (PAS and their different terminology variants) by family courts in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, with special analysis of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Uruguay.

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3 July 2025

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In our submission, we detail concerns regarding laws related to sexual violence and child and forced marriage, as well as procedures and practices that effectively deny access to justice for women and girls who are survivors of sexual violence and child and forced marriage.

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Kazakhstan – Information for Consideration by Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) at its Pre-Sessional Working Group in July 2025

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