Musawah, IDRA and SIHA Network Joint Thematic Report on South Sudan (2021)

In September 2021, Musawah, the Islamic Development and Relief Agency (IDRA); and the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) submitted a Joint Thematic Report on South Sudan to the CEDAW Committee for review during the 80th session. This report examines South Sudan’s legal framework and practices that enforce de jure and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: delayed codification of family law; child, early, and forced marriage; violence against women and girls; and women’s economic rights.

Details

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Country

South Sudan

Thematic Areas

Child, Early or Forced Marriage, Inheritance or Property Rights, Marriage and Spousal Equality, Violence Against Women

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