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Joint Titling in Nicaragua, Indonesia, and Honduras: Rapid Appraisal Synthesis
Numerous titling and registration programs have been implemented in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe as a necessary measure to ensure the property rights of smallholders and increase their access to other production factors, particularly credit. A major criticism of titling programs...
Josephine Nzerem - Human Angle

This is a blog about Josephine and the work of her organization Human Angle which promotes couples to write a will so that widows and their children do not lose their right to property on the death of husbands / fathers.  This link includes a you tube interview with Josephine.

Journal on Female Genital Mutilation and other Harmful Traditional Practices

The journal deals with strengthening evidence-based strategies for interventions to address harmful traditional practices in Africa. It highlights the need for effective engagements, making reference to specific country context – i.e. Nigeria – and the prevalence. Overall it focuses on...

Karo Kari TorTora, Siyahkari, Kala Kali (“There is no ‘honour’ in killing” National Seminar Report)

During the course of activities initiated by Shirkat Gah under its “Women, Law and Status Programme” involving community based organisations in Sindh, various incidents of a cruel custom came to surface due to which the lives of countless women and girls are sacrificed. Further investigation...

Kekerasan Berbasis Gender

This book provides a comparison between the provisions of the Indonesian Law no. 23, year 2004, on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Domestic (household or family) Environment and gender relations according to the Qur’an and Hadith. [in Indonesian]

Knowing Our Rights: Women, family, laws and customs in the Muslim world - 3rd edition

This third and completely revised version of the "Knowing Our Rights" handbook is an essential resource for those taking a critical and questioning approach to rights, laws, and constructions of womanhood in Muslim countries and communities and beyond. "Knowing Our Rights" forms part of the...

La politisation du foncier dans les régions de Gaya (Niger) et Gomparou (Bénin)
Land and decentralization in Senegal
Land and decentralization policies in Senegal have been closely linked since the country became independent in 1960. Public lands are currently managed by the local government of municipalties and rural communities, with the latter responsible for the land and natural resources in unprotected parts...
Land and the Patriarchal Bargain

This paper will attempt to examine the changing nuances of women's economic positioning in rural Sindh and probe the possibility of land ownership as a means of empowerment, while exploring the local discourse around it.

Land Control: a critical factor in Yoruba gender stratification