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Constitutional Court Annuls 2008 Law That Had Lifted Ban on Wearing Headscarves at Universities (December 03, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

It was reported on November 29, 2012, that Turkey's Constitutional ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Turkey

Landmark Case Ends Patriarchal Inheritance System (October 16, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin and Constance Johnson

On October 12, 2012, the High Court of Botswana issued a landmark decision on women's inheritance rights, for the first time ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Botswana

Burqa Ban Voted Down (October 01, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On September 28, 2012, the National Council, the lower house of the Swiss Parliament, voted down, by a narrow margin, a ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Switzerland

Commission Finds Many Laws that Discriminate Against Women (September 19, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On September 14, 2012, the Indonesian National Commission on Violence Against Women noted that more regulations that discriminate against women are ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Local Ordinance to Require Wearing of Headscarves (June 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson

The city of Tasikmalaya, in Indonesia's West Java Province, is in the process of adopting an ordinance that would require Muslim ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Government Plans Support for Women Accused of Witchcraft, While Others Call for Legislation (May 29, 2012) by Constance Johnson

Earlier this month, Burkina Faso announced a plan to offer legal and other types of support to persons accused of witchcraft ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Burkina Faso

Doctor Acquitted in Virginity Test Case (March 13, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On March 11, 2012, an Egyptian court acquitted Dr. Ahmed Adel, who had been accused of forcing a woman to undergo ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Egypt

Federal Supreme Court Amends Women's Protection Law (February 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On February 9, 2012, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional article 16 of the Brazilian Women's Protection Law (Lei ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Brazil

Wearing of Face Coverings in Most Public Places to Be Banned (February 03, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On January 27, 2012, the Cabinet of the Netherlands reaffirmed an earlier decision and announced that a ban on burqas and ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

Burqa Ban Proposed (November 03, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

The Dutch government announced on September 16, 2011, that it would propose legislation prohibiting the wearing in public of burqas and ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

Special Rapporteur Calls for Holistic Approach to Prevent Violence Against Women (October 26, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On October 10, 2011, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women appeared before the U.N. General Assembly to present ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: United Nations

King Overturns a Woman's Lashing Sentence (October 04, 2011) by George Sadek

On September 29, 2011, the King of Saudi Arabia granted a reprieve to a female driver who had been sentenced by ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Saudi Arabia

Burqa Ban Provision Approved by Parliamentary Committee (August 11, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On August 2, 2011, the Italian Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee approved a draft law banning women from wearing full-face veils in ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Italy

Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women (June 01, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou

On May 11, 2011, a new Council of Europe convention on protecting women against violence opened for signature in Istanbul, Turkey. ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Council of Europe

Local Ruling Upholding Head Scarf Ban in Catholic School (April 11, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

On April 4, 2011, the Haarlem district court ruled that a ban on headscarves imposed by Don Bosco high school, a ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

Comprehensive Bill Before Parliament Criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation (April 05, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on March 31, 2011, that Kenya's Parliament is considering the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Bill, 2010, which ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Kenya

Implementation of the Law Prohibiting Wearing of Clothing Concealing One's Face in Public Spaces (March 23, 2011) by Nicole Atwill

On March 3, 2011, a circular implementing Law 2010-1192 on Prohibiting the Wearing of Clothing Concealing One's Face in Public Spaces ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: France

Gender Equality Law on the Agenda (March 14, 2011) by Constance Johnson

On March 8, 2011, the head of Indonesia's Ministry for the Empowerment of Women and the Protection of Children, Linda Agum ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Indonesia

Sexual, Gender Violence (February 25, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

On February 20, 2011, the Sudan Democracy First Group (SDFG), a local civil rights organization, accused the Northern Sudanese security apparatus ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: South Sudan / Sudan

Amended Guidelines on Expansion of Employment and Promotion of Female Government Employees (January 24, 2011) by Sayuri Umeda

The National Personnel Authority (NPA) of Japan amended its Guidelines on Expansion of Employment and Promotion of Female Government Employees (Guidelines) ...

Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Japan

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Last updated: December 03, 2012