ANALYSIS. Algeria has lifted its reservation on an article of the UN Cedaw treaty on women's rights. Presented as a step towards equality, this decision is criticized by opponents who see it as a facade masking the persistence of a dominant religious hold.
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ANALYSIS. Algeria has lifted its reservation on an article of the UN Cedaw treaty on women's rights. Presented as a step towards equality, this decision is criticized by opponents who see it as a facade masking the persistence of a dominant religious hold.