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Gender equality assessment in Arab region
11-12-2018
During a conference on gender justice and law held in Beirut yesterday, ESCWA, UNFPA and UNIFEM released an assessment study of the laws influencing gender equality in 18 Arab countries. The assessment was based on the position of each country vis-a-vis CEDAW agreement, as well as, the text of the Constitution, the nationality law, criminal laws, personal status and labor laws of said countries. Participants in the study concluded that Arab states are moving towards gender equality, but that additional legislative contributions are needed to this end and to protect women from violence, according to L’Orient Le Jour newspaper. The assessment found out that reforms in many Arab states focused on domestic violence and sexual harassment, while much remains to be done, pointing to legal and constitutional gaps that overlook gender equality. The study also noted that not one single country covered by the survey explicitly criminalized marital rape, and that family laws did not observe equal rights of women with their partners in matters of marriage, divorce, guardianship and children custody. (L’Orient Le Jour, December 11, 2018)
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