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THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE DENIED OR ABRIDGED BY THE UNITED STATES OR BY ANY STATE ON ACCOUNT OF SEX. – AMENDMENT XIX, AUGUST 26, 1920 After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August…
A shout out to those organizations advocating to end child marriage:
Unchained at last – https://www.unchainedatlast.org/
UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/protection/child-marriage
Tahirih Justice Center: https://www.tahirih.org/
Girls Not Brides: https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/
Zonta International: http://www.zonta.org/Web/Our_Causes/Ending_Child_Marriage/Web/Causes/Ending_Child_Marriage.aspx?hkey=bda8d92c-578a-4497-bf77-695ec0376e5a
International Center for Research on Women: https://www.icrw.org/
The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation: https://nhwomensfoundation.org/get-to-know-us/our-people/
The New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence: https://www.nhcadsv.org/
The National Online Research Center on Violence Against Women: https://www.nsvrc.org/organizations/115
The United Nations: http://www.un.org
Plan International: https://plan-international.org/sexual-health/child-marriage-early-forced
Vermont commission on Women: https://women.vermont.gov/sites/women/files/Child_Marriage_Policy_Brief.pdf
PBS Frontline: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/podcast/dispatch/child-marriage-in-america/
In 1989 something incredible happened. Against the backdrop of a changing world order world leaders came together and made a historic commitment to the world’s children. They made a promise to every child to protect and fulfil their rights, by adopting an international legal framework – the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Contained in this treaty is a profound idea: that children are not just objects who belong to their parents and for whom decisions are made, or adults in training. Rather, they are human beings and individuals with their own rights. The Convention says childhood is separate from adulthood, and lasts until 18; it is a special, protected time, in which children must be allowed to grow, learn, play, develop and flourish with dignity. The Convention went on to become the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history and has helped transform children’s lives.
The Convention is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. It has inspired governments to change laws and policies and make investments so that more children finally get the health care and nutrition they need to survive and develop, and there are stronger safeguards in place to protect children from violence and exploitation. It has also enabled more children to have their voices heard and participate in their societies.
Despite this progress, the Convention is still not fully implemented or widely known and understood. Millions of children continue to suffer violations of their rights when they are denied adequate health care, nutrition, education and protection from violence. Childhoods continue to be cut short when children are forced to leave school, do hazardous work, get married, fight in wars or are locked up in adult prisons.
And global changes, like the rise of digital technology, environmental change, prolonged conflict and mass migration are completely changing childhood. Today’s children face new threats to their rights, but they also have new opportunities to realize their rights.
The hope, vision and commitment of world leaders in 1989 led to the Convention. It is up to today’s generation to demand that world leaders from government, business and communities end child rights violations now, once and for all. They must commit to action to make sure every child, has every right.
The United States is the only country that has not ratified The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
About Me
Hi, I’m Cassie. I have been advocating to end Child Marriage in New Hampshire since I first learned about it in 2015. I do not do this work alone as there are a team of advocates, legislators, organizations and supports who work with me.
In the past I have talked about my research binder and I would like to share some of that information with you, so please read on.
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Vivian Hamilton -Professor of Law; Affiliated Professor, Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies
The Age of Marital Capacity: Reconsidering Civil Recognition of Adolescent Marriage, 92 B.U. L. Rev. 1817 (2012) (cited by the 6th Cir. in DeBoer v. Snyder, 772 F.3d. 388, 412 (2014) (rev’d on other grounds by Obergefell v. Hodges, 135 S.Ct. 2584 (2015)).https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2467&context=facpubs#:~:text=The%20Article%20concludes%20that%20states,of%20adolescents%20younger%20than%20eighteen.
Introduction to Child Marriage: https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/about-child-marriage/
Child Marriage as Constitutional Violation – Baxter, Teri Dobbins (2018) “Child Marriage as Constitutional Violation,” Nevada Law Journal: Vol. 19 : Iss. 1 , Article 3.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nlj/vol19/iss1/3/
Falling through the cracks: https://www.tahirih.org/pubs/falling-through-the-cracks-how-laws-allow-child-marriage-to-happen-in-todays-america/
Eligibility requirements for the US Military:
https://www.goarmy.com/learn/army-requirements-and-qualifications.html
https://www.airforce.com/how-to-join/prepare-for-success/meet-requirements
https://www.marines.com/become-a-marine/requirements/general.html
https://www.navy.com/joining-the-navy/requirements-to-join
Dropout Data
Dropout numbers and rates are reported by districts operating high schools and for the two public academies.
Beginning with 2007-2008, the Department used new terminology and a new report format. Previously, all students who left school without some type of diploma/certificate were labeled “dropouts.” The new name for this group is “Early Exit Non-Graduates.” Early Exiters can be divided into subcategories (currently 3). The subcategory “dropouts” are early exiters who, as of the report date, have not completed a GED or enrolled in college.
Beginning with 2009-2010, the Department will report the NH Annual Drop-out rate, using the same methodology as in the past, as well as a new cohort rate defined by the New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) in parallel with national definitions. The cohort model includes all students during the past four years who were expected to graduate at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. This analysis results in a more accurate picture of students who were in NH schools during the past four years.https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/division-of-educator-and-analytic-resources/bureau-of-education-statistics/dropouts-and-completers
Study: New Hampshire Has Lowest Rate Of Teen Pregnancy – https://www.nhpr.org/post/study-new-hampshire-has-lowest-rate-teen-pregnancy#stream/0
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/teen-births/teenbirths.htm
Forced Marriage as a form of Human Trafficking: http://www.sawc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Forced-Marriage-as-a-Form-of-Human-Trafficking-Resource-Guide.pdf
Military Spouse Employment Policies
https://www.ncsl.org/research/military-and-veterans-affairs/military-spouse-employment-policies.aspx
MilSpouse Employment
NH Representative Cassandra Levesque 