This comprehensive report on the status of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (“CEDAW”) in the Arab world was presented at the May 2009 2nd bi-annual meeting of the regional coalition “Equality without Reservation” in Amman, Jordan.
Keeping in line with the Coalition’s mission, this report aims to provide an [...]
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Samia Allalou
Common Ground News
April 27, 2009
Those who think that Algerians have been passive victims of their country’s political problems need look no further than the Algerian women’s movement for a change of mind. Twenty-five years ago, a unique relationship developed between Algeria and the non-profit organization, Women Living Under Muslim Laws (W.L.U.M.L.), which is going [...]
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The Islamic Action Front (IAF) suggests that international human rights conventions in general, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in particular, should have been nationally debated and reviewed in Parliament before being ratified.
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An interview with Lina Abou Habib, the Executive Director of the Collective for Research and Training on Development – Action, a Lebanon based organisation involved in the regional Equality without Reservation campaign.
By Kathambi Kinoti
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KUWAIT CITY, March 24: The Women’s Cultural and Social Society, in coordination with the Freedom House, organized the Second Gulf Regional Forum on Women’s Rights and Family Law in honor of the International Women’s Day on Tuesday. The event was held under the patronage of Faisal Mohammad Al-Hajji Bukhadhour, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of [...]
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