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- ↑ Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, [Mali : Forced marriage, including the prevalence of forced marriage, related legislation, state protection, support services and the ability of women to refuse a forced marriage (2012 – June 2016)], 15 July 2016.
- ↑ Mégane Ghorbani, Mali: No Peace Building without Women, Association for Women's Rights in Development, 28 July 2015.