Marriage law reforms address inequality and discrimination Written by Susie Berya, Global Voices In July 2019, Mozambique and Cote d’Ivoire became the latest countries in sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen laws to empower girls and women. Mozambique passed a law to criminalize child marriages. Cote d’Ivoire pushed for gender equality by amending a marriage law that…
Riyadh (Reuters) – Saudi officials have hailed as “historic” new rights granted to women in Saudi Arabia that further dismantle its heavily criticized guardianship system, but male relatives could still find ways to thwart these freedoms. Written by Marwa Rashad and Stephen Kalin, Reuters Thousands of Saudi women took to social media to celebrate royal…
Rajya Sabha passed the triple talaq bill with 99 to 84 votes. Written by Iram Ara Ibrahim, India Today The new legislation which makes the practice of instant divorce through ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims a punishable offence with 3-year imprisonment was challenged in the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on Friday. The petition in…
