Egypt: Women’s unequal access to divorce in Egypt
Source:
Human Rights Watch This 62-page report documents serious human rights abuses stemming from discriminatory family laws that have resulted in a divorce system that affords separate and unequal treatment to men and women.
Website Link:
http://hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt1204/
Submitted on Sat, 03/25/2006 - 01:00
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