Musawah Thematic Report on Qatar (2019)

In July 2019 – Musawah submitted a Thematic Report on Qatar to the CEDAW Committee for review at its 73rd Session in Geneva, Switzerland. This report examines Qatari laws and practices that enforce de jure  and de facto discrimination against women in the following areas: legal framework of the Qatari Family Law, women’s equal capacity to enter into marriage, child marriage, polygamy, divorce rights and guardianship of children.

Also see:

  • Musawah – Qatari Advocates Joint Oral Statement on Qatar delivered to the 73rd Session of the CEDAW Committee

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