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Short Summary
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| Title |
Rural Women's Access to Land and Property in
Selected Countries: Progress Towards Achieving the Aims of Articles
14, 16 and 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) |
| Author |
Hartl, M. |
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June 2004 |
| Publisher |
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO, Gender
and Population Division), International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD, Technical Advisory Division) and the International Land Coalition |
| Donor |
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO, Gender
and Population Division), International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD, Technical Advisory Division) and the International Land Coalition
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Short Summary |
Women's access to land is a fundamental factor
in food security. Yet women all over the world suffer under discriminatory
property and inheritance laws and customary practices which restrict
their rights over the land on which they live and work. Articles 15
and 16 of CEDAW state the rights of women to property and inheritance.
This report is a tool to help non-governmental organisations and multilateral
agencies in advocacy and policy dialogue using CEDAW and the Optional
Protocol (which allows individuals and groups to make complaints directly
to the CEDAW committee). It reviews a number of reports from low income
countries relating to: legislation on equal access to land, property,
inheritance and legal rights; statistics on the rural labour force;
and gender focal points in technical ministries. Recommendations on
how to use the country reporting procedures include the need for:
identification of the gaps between formal laws and customary practices;
better statistical information on rural women and rural institutions;
and better information on CEDAW and its processes. |
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