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On Thursday, former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, global philanthropist Melinda French Gates, and leading human rights lawyer Amal Clooney convened influential leaders and experts, including former First Lady of South Africa and Mozambique Graça Machel, for a discussion on ending child marriage to help further their collective efforts to remove barriers facing young women around the world so they can reach their full potential.
The case of Rebecca Gyumi exemplifies the important role that strategic litigation can play in addressing deep-rooted inequalities and injustices in Tanzania.
THE Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has made called on the government to amend the Marriage Act of 1971 to set 18 years as minimum age for marriage, ac .