On November 4, 2014, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) released a General Recommendation/General Comment [3] on states’ obligations regarding harmful practices against women and girls.  The objective “is to clarify the obligations of States parties to [the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women [4]] and [the Convention on the Rights of the Child [5]] by providing authoritative guidance on legislative, policy and other appropriate measures that must be taken to ensure full compliance with their obligations under the two Conventions to eliminate harmful practices.”  The CEDAW and CRC decided to establish this report “by virtue of [their] overlapping mandate and the shared commitment to prevent, respond to and eliminate harmful practices, wherever and in whichever form they occur.”