You are here
Syria criticized for not rescind reservations to Article 15/4 of CEDAW
14-9-2017
Al Hayat newspaper drew attention today to the legislative decree published in Syria in mid-July rescinding the reservations to Article 2 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) related to ending gender discrimination in the constitutions in accordance with Islamic Sharia, as stated in the text of the decree. However, the decree refused to withdraw reservations to Article 15/4 on freedom of movement, travel and residence as it contradicts with Article 70 of the personal status law which forces the wife to travel accompanied with her husband unless stated otherwise in the contract, in addition to their conflict with the social traditions and norms that view women as living in the shadow of their husbands or subordinates to men. Al Hayat wrote about a tragic reality imposed during the years of war on the Syrian society, and on women in particular, being the main providers and breadwinners of their households in the absence of their spouses. The newspaper went on to say, that concerned authorities involved with resolving similar situations pretend not to notice this newly-introduced reality of Syrian women. The struggle of the Syrian feminist movement to lift the reservations enforced by the State on some CEDAW provisions and the lived reality of Syrian women during the conflict, have all gone with the wind to appease the tribal or sectarian sheikhs, Al Hayat concluded. )Al Hayat, September 14, 2017(
- 19 reads
- العربية
Categories
Events
No upcoming events
Job vacancies
Friday, October 9, 2015
Collective for Research and Training on Development - Action (CRTD.A)