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Women’s Participation in Domestic Violence Health Policy Development: Afghanistan Component

This report comprises the Afghanistan component of an internal project examining women’s participation in family and domestic violence health policy and policy development. Carried out across five different countries – Canada, Australia, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Afghanistan – the goal of the...

Women’s Reproductive Rights in Senegal: A Shadow Report

The purpose of this report is to supplement, or “shadow,” the periodic report of the government of Senegal to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights during its 26th session. The report has been compiled and written by the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (CRLP) and Groupe de...

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...
Women’s Rights in Law and practice: Property Rights
Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour

This UN resolutions outlines that States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish the perpetrators of crimes committed against women and girls in the name of honour and to provide protection to the victims. It stresses the need to treat all forms of...

WRRC Bibliography: “Family Killing Fields: Honour Rationales in the Murder of Women”

The authors argue that cultural and personal systems of honour that depend on the behaviour of others are an integral part of the killing of women by their families or intimates. Comparing patterns of conduct in both traditional cultures and English-speaking countries, this study focuses on the...

Zero Tolerance to FGM

This is a resource on the moves towards the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by the year 2010 in Africa. It gives a situational analysis of FGM in Africa.