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A new bill proposing to change Egyptian women's rights around marriage and child custodianship could take women back 200 years, according to activists.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has made important women’s rights reforms in recent years, such as passing new domestic violence protections, but significant discrimination against women and girls remains.
March 4, 2021 at 11:00 am | Published in: Africa, Egypt, News
Egyptian women protest against child marriage in Cairo, Egypt on 4 October 2014 [GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images] March 4, 2021 at 11:00 am
A draft bill allowing a woman s father, brother or male guardian to sign marriage papers on her behalf or file a lawsuit to annul her marriage has sparked outrage in Egypt.
If approved, the draft Personal Status Law bill would strip women of their rights to custody of their children and stipulates a woman must seek the father s permission before making any legal decision over the children.
It prevents a woman from owning her own home and removes her legal protection if a man asks her to leave the house.
Dubai: The Dubai Court of Cassation has acquitted two expats of charges that they had a sexual relationship out of wedlock, based on the changes made to the UAE laws last year.
The Filipina and Egyptian couple, both 31, were found guilty earlier by the Dubai Court of First Instance and were sentenced to one month in jail, to be followed by deportation in October last year for having a consensual sexual affair.
The Appeal Court upheld the verdict, but the couple appealed the case at the Cassation Court after the law changed and their act was no longer considered a crime.