Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law

In the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, it's crucial to address the inequalities in family law. Join us at #HRC57 as we make the case for urgent reform.  We will be presenting evidence of how family laws underpin much of the discrimination against women and girls across the world,  advocating for urgent action, solidarity and movement building, and encouraging governments and parliamentarians to commit to family law reforms with concrete actions. Speakers: Adriana Quinones Head, Human Rights and Development, UN Women Caroline Bwanali Mussa, Permanent Representative of Malawi, Maliha Zia Lari, Legal Aid Society - Pakistan and Dimiter Chalev - Chief, Rule of Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch, OHCHR 📅 25th September 2024, 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Geneva, UTC+2) 📍 In person: : Room no. 24, Palais des Nations Live stream will be available at https://bit.ly/HRC57GCEFL #FreeOurFamilyLaws Read more:  https://lnkd.in/duJD_2PN #FreeOurFamilyLaws Equality Now Musawah Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) CLADEM FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communication Network Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace Act Svenska kyrkan

📣 Family law reform at #HRC57 - Join us! A window of opportunity for global mobilization towards #FamilyLawReform has opened with a recent Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council in October 2023. In light of 2024 being the 30th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, the Council will also organize a “Panel on State´s Obligations on the Role of the Family in Supporting Human Rights of its Members” during the 57th Human Rights Council Session - and we will be there to highlight the urgency of family law reform on a global scale. We will be presenting evidence of how family laws underpin much of the discrimination against women and girls across the world,  advocating for urgent action, solidarity and movement building, and encouraging governments and parliamentarians to commit to family law reforms with concrete actions. The session will moderated by Hyshyama Hamin, our global campaign manager. Speakers: - Adriana Quinones - Head, Human Rights and Development, UN Women - HE Caroline Bwanali Mussa - Permanent Representative of Malawi - Maliha Zia Lari, Legal Aid Society - Pakistan - Dimiter Chalev - Chief, Rule of Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Branch, OHCHR.  📅 25th September 2024, 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Geneva. UTC+2) 📍 In person: : Room no. 24, Palais des Nations Live stream will be available at https://bit.ly/HRC57GCEFL #FreeOurFamilyLaws Equality Now Musawah CLADEM FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communication Network Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) Act Svenska kyrkan

📢 BREAKING: Proposed Changes to Personal Status Law in Iraq Could Legalize Child Marriage We at Musawah stand in solidarity with Iraqi women and activists fighting to protect their rights against the proposed amendments to the 1959 Personal Status Law. These changes threaten to legalize child marriage and further entrench injustices against women in cases of divorce, custody and inheritance, returning women to a state of legal and economic marginalization and vulnerability, undermining decades of progress for women’s rights. ⚖️ Our statement highlights: 💥 The great harm posed to women and children by discriminatory family laws. 💥 The need for justice, dignity, and equality in line with Islamic values and human rights. 💥 A call to religious and political leaders to reject this bill and stand with the women and girls of Iraq. Join us in standing against this rollback of rights. Together, we must demand a future where ALL women and girls are protected, empowered, and free. 👉 Read the full statement on our website: https://lnkd.in/g9__uefF #Musawah #WomenRights #StopTheBill #Equality #IraqiWomen #NoToChildMarriage #JusticeForAll #MuslimWomen #HumanRights #DignityAndJustice #musawahmovement #freeourfamilylaws #muslimfamilies #muslimfamilylaw

"In a decision housing activists have said was rooted in “patriarchal customary succession norms”, the new law effectively pushed wives, sisters, mothers and daughters out of inheriting." https://lnkd.in/dfWczQsK #FreeOurFamilyLaws Equality Now Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa

Campaign Manager Hyshyama Hamin will be speaking at the International Conference on Family Laws in South Asia, which takes place online on 30th - 31st August. 📝 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dH8TqHF2 South Asian University Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) BML Munjal University #FreeOurFamilyLaws

Disturbing developments in #Iraq. “Some religious sects would support lowering the age of marriage to nine years old . . . amending the Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959 will only serve to increase girls’ risk of child marriage and subsequent abuses including early and forced pregnancy, domestic violence, poverty, and limited education and career opportunities.”- Hyshyama Hamin Equality Now #Iraq #ChildMarriage #FreeOurFamilyLaws https://lnkd.in/d2aCdzMp

While the long-awaited amendments to the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) are currently with the Attorney General (AG), Muslim women’s rights activists remain concerned about the multiple delays and the lack of transparency on this key piece of legislation.  #FreeOurFamilyLaws #MMDA #SriLanka https://lnkd.in/dJCMQbXM Musawah Equality Now Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) CLADEM FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communication Network Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace UN Women