US EditionPolicy in Algeria for the Reduction of Restrictions on Women's Movement and Residence
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The new measure, which recognizes the equality of movement and residence, has generated division by being a measure applauded by feminist movements, but criticized by conservative Islamist sectors.
This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Sanaa, a young Algerian woman in her mid-twenties, had to defy her father when she received her acceptance letter for a prestigious British government scholarship. After months of preparing her application, which included clear career plans, essays, and letters of recommendation, she achieved her dream of joining a program that only accepts…
The Algerian government's decision to lift a reservation on the provision of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which recognizes equal movement and residence, has generated division as it is a measure applauded by feminist movements but criticized by conservative Islamist sectors. Amel Hadjadj, president of the Algerian Feminist Journal Foundation, explains to EFE that lifting this reservation from the 1…
Algerian women will now have the same rights as men with regard to freedom of movement and choice of place of residence, thanks to the lifting in early August of the reservation on article 15-4 of the Cedaw, which has long been claimed by feminists. But this historic decision could remain a dead letter if domestic legislation does not follow.
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