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Mali demonstrators protest women's rights law

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] More than 50,000 people gathered in the Mali capital of Bamako on Sunday to protest a law passed recently by the National Assembly to extend the rights of women. The new law gives women greater inheritance rights and increases the minimum age in marriage to 18 years old, among other things. Muslim leaders have been expressing their objections to the law since it was passed earlier this month. Several smaller protests have occurred throughout the country. The 50,000 protesters included many women. Women's rights issues have lately attracted controversy across the Muslim world. Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Afghanistan for an amended personal status law that restricts women's rights. Despite the criticisms, the law was defended by Muslim leaders in the country. In July, the Chief Justice of the High Court of Justice in Hamas-dominated Gaza announced an order that required female lawyers to wear traditional religious attire for court appearances. The decision was criticized as undermining women's rights and personal freedoms.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on August 23, 2009 (boomark / email).