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Islamist movement calls on gov’t to withdraw from CEDAW

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May 6, 2009

Islamist movement calls on gov’t to withdraw from CEDAW

The Islamist movement have called on the Jordanian government to withdraw from the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on grounds that the treaty will lead to a myriad of social problems in the country. The main issue of concern is the Cabinet's recent decision to lift its reservations on paragraph four of Article 15, which gives women freedom of mobility and choice of residence without consent of their husbands or other male family members. To read the full article, please visit the Jordan Times' website.

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The Islamist movement have called on the Jordanian government to withdraw from the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on grounds that the treaty will lead to a myriad of social problems in the country. The main issue of concern is the Cabinet's recent decision to lift its reservations on paragraph four of Article 15, which gives women freedom of mobility and choice of residence without consent of their husbands or other male family members. To read the full article, please visit the Jordan Times' website.

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