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WRRC Bibliography: Asia

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Women and Land Rights in Irrigation Settlement Schemes in Sri Lanka
Women for Afghan women: shattering myths and claiming the future
This groundbreaking collection traces the history of women's rights and roles in Afghanistan over the past 30 years; it examines the current human rights crisis, and suggests realistic solutions for post-war Afghanistan.
Women’s access and rights to land and property in Pakistan

In Pakistan, livelihoods of rural men and women revolve around arable land. Land as an asset is one of the basic physical resources which provide food, space for livestock and home. It is also a source of security and power. In fact land ownership is an important determinant of social status in...

Women’s Access to and Ownership of Land and Property in Batticaloa, Jaffna and the Vanni Conducted in CARE Lift Villages

The report looks at various issues pertaining to women’s ownership and control of land and property in specific areas in the North and East of Sri Lanka affected by the conflict. The report discusses practical difficulties women face in accessing and owning land, legal provisions that affect...

Women’s inheritance rights to land in South Asia: A study of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

The study reviews the formal and customary laws and practices governing the rights of women to inherit land in six South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka). The study includes an analysis of existing laws and customs and their impact on inheritance...

Women’s Right to Inheritance and its Implementation
Women’s Right to Land Ownership in Swat State Areas: The Swat State era and the post-State scenario

This paper deals with women’s right to land in the former Swat state areas. The author argues that inheritance was according to customary law (riwaj) which did not recognize women’s Islamic right of inheritance, disputed cases could be taken before the quazi to be decided according to...

Women’s Rights in Acquiring ½ of Joint Matrimonial Property Post Divorce and Separation
This article discusses the division of joint matrimonial property under Indonesian national law and acehnese customary law and the need for greater awareness of this law amongst women to prevent injustice to women.
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and Pakistan - Genuine Concerns or Political Considerations
Taking the case of the new Shia family law introduced in Afghanistan in 2009, the author argues that international pressure for women’s rights is selective. There is no pressure for granting the Sunni women of Afghanistan or teenagers in Pakistan their rights as human beings. The current phase of...
“Adat, the state and Minangkabau women’s land rights in West Sumatra, Indonesia”