Musawah & Sisters in Islam Joint Oral Statement on Malaysia (2018)

In February 2018, Musawah and Sisters in Islam submitted a Joint Thematic Report on Malaysia, to the CEDAW Committee for review at its 69th Session in Geneva, Switzerland. The report examines Islamic family laws and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against Muslim women in the following areas: early and child marriage; polygamy; divorce; inheritance; child custody and guardianship. The report also specifically addresses concerns regarding the discriminatory legal frameworks of the Islamic family laws and highlights trends in reform of such laws, which perpetuate injustices against Muslim women in Malaysia.

This is the Joint Oral Statement delivered to the 69th Session of the CEDAW Committee.

Details

Region

Southeast Asia

Country

Malaysia

Thematic Areas

Child, Early or Forced Marriage, Divorce Rights, Marriage and Spousal Equality, Polygamy, Qiwamah and Wilayah

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