Musawah Thematic Report on Yemen (2021)
In September 2021, Musawah submitted a Thematic Report on Yemen to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 80th session. This report examines Yemen’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: child and forced marriage; violence against women; inheritance rights; and nationality rights. The […]
Country Table – Yemen
In 2016, Musawah began compiling country tables containing an overview of legislative frameworks, available case law, policies, procedures and practices in the 12 principal areas of concern relating to Muslim family laws. Law reforms in multiple Muslim contexts proves that these laws are based on fiqh and thus not divine or unchangeable, and so must be reformed to address concerns and realities of people living today.
Compilation of Resources Related to Women’s Rights in Muslim Family Laws
The Compilation of Resources outlines and brings together resources from Musawah’s holistic framework – Islamic teachings, universal human rights, national and constitutional guarantees of equality, and the lived realities of women and men – broken down according to specific topics related to women’s rights in Muslim family laws. Over the past two decades, research and […]
