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Videos 17 September 2011

Traditions can change: ending child marriage

Elders Graça Machel, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu, who travelled to Ethiopia in June 2011 to bring together experts and activists working to end child marriage around the world, say we can end this harmful practice in one generation.

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News Huffington Post, 04 March 2010

The Elders speak: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson

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Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson answer questions from The Huffington Post's Marianne Schnall.

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Press release 02 July 2009

Religious and traditional practices discriminate against women and girls

The Elders call on men and boys, particularly religious and traditional leaders, to change harmful and discriminatory practices against women and girls and join the struggle to promote and protect gender equality.
 

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