CEDAW andMUSLIM FAMILY LAWS
In Search of Common Ground
The Musawah research project on the Convenon on the Eliminaon of All Forms of Discriminaon against Women (CEDAW) examined States pares’ jusficaons fortheir failure to implement CEDAW with regard to family laws and pracces thatdiscriminate against Muslim women. The research reviewed documents for 44Muslim majority and minority countries that reported to the CEDAW Commieefrom 2005-2010.This report documents the trends idenfied in the review, and presents Musawah’sresponses to these jusficaons based on its holisc Framework for Acon. Itincludes recommendaons to the CEDAW Commiee for a deeper engagement andmore meaningful dialogue on the connecons between Muslim family laws andpracces and internaonal human rights standards.Musawah is a global movement of women and men who believe that equality and jusce in the Muslim family are necessary and possible. In the 21
st
century therecannot be jusce without equality; the me for equality and jusce is now!Equality in the family is the foundaon for equality in society. Families in all theirmulple forms are central to our lives, and should be a safe and happy space,equally empowering for all.Musawah builds on centuries of effort to promote and protect equality and juscein the family and in society.Musawah is led by Muslim women who seek to publicly reclaim Islam’s spirit of jusce for all.Musawah acts together with individuals and groups to grow the movement, buildknowledge and advocate for change on mulple levels.Musawah uses a holisc framework that integrates Islamic teachings, universalhuman rights, naonal constuonal guarantees of equality, and the lived realiesof women and men.Musawah was launched in February 2009 at a Global Meeng in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, aended by over 250 women and men from 47 countries of Africa, Asia,Europe, the Middle East, North America and the Pacific. For details seewww.musawah.org
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Musawah Report 2011_CEDAW & Muslim Family Laws
This report is based on a Musawah research project on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (‘CEDAW’ or ‘the Convention’) that examined States parties’ justifications for their failure to implement CEDAW with regard to family laws and practices that discriminate against Muslim women.
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