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Emma Bonino condemns the Afghan “Shia Family Law”

[ IT ]

Emma Bonino, Vicepresident of the Italian Senate and former EU Commissioner, calls for the "Shia Family Law" to be abolished: "The Shia Family Law signed by President Karzai is a giant step back for women in Afghanistan. It entrenches the worst kind of discrimination by authorising violence against women. It denies Afghan women equal rights in education, employment, health care and custody matters. It is, in effect, a law that legalizes marital rape. The passage of this law is a crime against the women of Afghanistan and it must be repealed. We, the undersigned, call for: - the Parliament of Afghanistan to abrogate this law; - the President of Afghanistan and the Afghan authorities to repeal this law; - the international community and every individual concerned with the human rights of women to voice their opinion to the President and Parliament of Afghanistan".

To sign the appeal write to: resetmag@tin.it

3 Apr 2009

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