Latest items for IW-PRACTICE-1
June 27, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Women suffered from discrimination in inheritance claims and were entitled to a smaller portion of an estate than male children or a deceased husband’s brothers. Women did not often have exclusive control over assets that they brought to a marriage or that they earned" (29).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Women suffered from discrimination in inheritance claims and were entitled to a smaller portion of an estate than male children or a deceased husband’s brothers. Women did not often have exclusive control over assets that they brought to a marriage or that they earned" (29).
May 19, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"In Becheve, once a lady is sold out for money marriage, her family considers her dead and under no circumstance is she to return to them. Even if she ends up being maltreated by the new husband, there is no way she can return to her parents. In worse cases where the husband dies, the money wife is then given to the late husband’s next of kin as a wife. However, if the money wife dies without bearing children, her parents would have to bring a replacement" (Para.15-16).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-7, WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"In Becheve, once a lady is sold out for money marriage, her family considers her dead and under no circumstance is she to return to them. Even if she ends up being maltreated by the new husband, there is no way she can return to her parents. In worse cases where the husband dies, the money wife is then given to the late husband’s next of kin as a wife. However, if the money wife dies without bearing children, her parents would have to bring a replacement" (Para.15-16).
Jan. 7, 2023, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
[H]er uncle, recently returned from Iran to sell a shared family home where she has lived with her mum and sister since her father’s death (para 23). Women do not inherit property. (MV-coder comment).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
[H]er uncle, recently returned from Iran to sell a shared family home where she has lived with her mum and sister since her father’s death (para 23). Women do not inherit property. (MV-coder comment).
Jan. 6, 2023, 3:42 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-LAW-1, PW-PRACTICE-3
"Women’s rights to land are sidelined despite the legal provisions that envisage joint ownership of husbands and wives. In practice, issues related to the rights of widows, divorced women and polygamous wives are ignored (8). Although the Constitution guarantees women’s rights upon dissolution of marriage, in reality the only way for widows or divorced women to secure their rights to land is to enter into marriage with one of their brothers-in-law. Indeed, if women return to their natal homes, they will not be provided for because traditional inheritance and marriage practices envisage that a woman’s right to land resides with her husband" (para 18).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-LAW-1, PW-PRACTICE-3
"Women’s rights to land are sidelined despite the legal provisions that envisage joint ownership of husbands and wives. In practice, issues related to the rights of widows, divorced women and polygamous wives are ignored (8). Although the Constitution guarantees women’s rights upon dissolution of marriage, in reality the only way for widows or divorced women to secure their rights to land is to enter into marriage with one of their brothers-in-law. Indeed, if women return to their natal homes, they will not be provided for because traditional inheritance and marriage practices envisage that a woman’s right to land resides with her husband" (para 18).
Dec. 26, 2022, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"In worse cases where the husband dies, the money wife is then given to the late husband’s next of kin as a wife" (para 16).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"In worse cases where the husband dies, the money wife is then given to the late husband’s next of kin as a wife" (para 16).
Sept. 23, 2022, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Because local customs have traditionally considered women to be their husband’s property, the deceased husband’s inheritance would usually pass down to a male relative, leaving the widow without any land to live or work on. Widows usually faced the threat of becoming social outcasts and typically had no choice but to be inherited by their dead husband’s relatives in order to get some form of security. Now that the changes in the law give women equal land ownership, widows are able to support themselves and remain independent" (para 11).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Because local customs have traditionally considered women to be their husband’s property, the deceased husband’s inheritance would usually pass down to a male relative, leaving the widow without any land to live or work on. Widows usually faced the threat of becoming social outcasts and typically had no choice but to be inherited by their dead husband’s relatives in order to get some form of security. Now that the changes in the law give women equal land ownership, widows are able to support themselves and remain independent" (para 11).
Feb. 5, 2022, 9:24 a.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"The practice of 'purification,' whereby a widow is obligated to have unprotected sex with a member of her deceased husband’s family, occurred, particularly in rural areas, despite campaigns against it" (15).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"The practice of 'purification,' whereby a widow is obligated to have unprotected sex with a member of her deceased husband’s family, occurred, particularly in rural areas, despite campaigns against it" (15).
Jan. 13, 2022, 10:29 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Certain communities practiced wife inheritance, in which a man inherits the widow of his brother or other close relative, regardless of her wishes"(38).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Certain communities practiced wife inheritance, in which a man inherits the widow of his brother or other close relative, regardless of her wishes"(38).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"In most areas of Somalia, when a husband dies, his inheritance is left to the children and wife. There are no customs keeping the inheritance from the wife, as a matter of fact in most cases the wife and children will inherit what the husband left behind. If he had multiple wives, it will be distributed equally" (1).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"In most areas of Somalia, when a husband dies, his inheritance is left to the children and wife. There are no customs keeping the inheritance from the wife, as a matter of fact in most cases the wife and children will inherit what the husband left behind. If he had multiple wives, it will be distributed equally" (1).
Dec. 17, 2021, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"Societal violence against women included traditional practices, such as ... levirate (forcing a widow to marry her dead husband’s brother)" (19).
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"Societal violence against women included traditional practices, such as ... levirate (forcing a widow to marry her dead husband’s brother)" (19).
Sept. 14, 2021, 9:15 a.m.
Countries: Ghana
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"After her husband’s death, his younger brother, a man Tachira says had always praised her for her 'hard work, submissiveness, and respect,' expressed an interest in marrying her. When she not only turned him down, but also disagreed with him over a parcel of farmland she says her husband had left to her, the rumors began. 'Unexpectedly, witchcraft accusations against me spread after the death of my husband,' she says. 'My brother-in-law accused me of being responsible for my husband’s death because I turned down his love'" (para 11).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"After her husband’s death, his younger brother, a man Tachira says had always praised her for her 'hard work, submissiveness, and respect,' expressed an interest in marrying her. When she not only turned him down, but also disagreed with him over a parcel of farmland she says her husband had left to her, the rumors began. 'Unexpectedly, witchcraft accusations against me spread after the death of my husband,' she says. 'My brother-in-law accused me of being responsible for my husband’s death because I turned down his love'" (para 11).
Aug. 17, 2021, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Under customary law women’s status in society is equal to that of a minor. A woman was frequently perceived to be the property of her husband, to be inherited on his death with his other property" (p 19).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Under customary law women’s status in society is equal to that of a minor. A woman was frequently perceived to be the property of her husband, to be inherited on his death with his other property" (p 19).
Aug. 3, 2021, 12:21 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Following his burial in southern Nigeria, Rose says she was forced by her in-laws to undergo a series of rituals that included shaving her head, pubic hair, and stripping near her husband's grave. When she initially refused, Rose says they told her that she and her children would be banished from the local community in Delta State, where her husband was to be buried. 'I never wanted to go through that process, but when I asked them what if I don't do it, they said it [her refusal] means I killed my husband,' she said, speaking to CNN. In parts of southern Nigeria, widows like Rose are subjected to a...more
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Following his burial in southern Nigeria, Rose says she was forced by her in-laws to undergo a series of rituals that included shaving her head, pubic hair, and stripping near her husband's grave. When she initially refused, Rose says they told her that she and her children would be banished from the local community in Delta State, where her husband was to be buried. 'I never wanted to go through that process, but when I asked them what if I don't do it, they said it [her refusal] means I killed my husband,' she said, speaking to CNN. In parts of southern Nigeria, widows like Rose are subjected to a...more
July 30, 2021, 2:25 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"...The loss of land is also often orchestrated by male relatives under the guise of “a widowed woman must be inherited”, the question that needs asking is what is the economic value of wife inheritance ?. Women who refuse to be inherited are ostracised by family members both males and females. To make the situation more complicated the councils of elders in many communities comprise entirely of men who are supposed to be custodians of culture thus reinforcing the discriminative stance towards women and girls when it comes to control and access to property rights" (para 4).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"...The loss of land is also often orchestrated by male relatives under the guise of “a widowed woman must be inherited”, the question that needs asking is what is the economic value of wife inheritance ?. Women who refuse to be inherited are ostracised by family members both males and females. To make the situation more complicated the councils of elders in many communities comprise entirely of men who are supposed to be custodians of culture thus reinforcing the discriminative stance towards women and girls when it comes to control and access to property rights" (para 4).
July 20, 2021, 8 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"'And it was reported explicitly in the national press… that the changes to the rules on inheritance and divorce were just going to apply to expatriates, not to Emirati women'" (Para 22).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"'And it was reported explicitly in the national press… that the changes to the rules on inheritance and divorce were just going to apply to expatriates, not to Emirati women'" (Para 22).
July 20, 2021, 7:53 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"'And it was reported explicitly in the national press… that the changes to the rules on inheritance and divorce were just going to apply to expatriates, not to Emirati women'" (Para 22).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2
"'And it was reported explicitly in the national press… that the changes to the rules on inheritance and divorce were just going to apply to expatriates, not to Emirati women'" (Para 22).
July 9, 2021, 1:38 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Certain communities commonly practiced wife inheritance, in which a man inherits the widow of his brother or other close relative, regardless of her wishes. Such inheritance was more likely in cases of economically disadvantaged women with limited access to education living outside of major cities" (p 34).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Certain communities commonly practiced wife inheritance, in which a man inherits the widow of his brother or other close relative, regardless of her wishes. Such inheritance was more likely in cases of economically disadvantaged women with limited access to education living outside of major cities" (p 34).
Nov. 23, 2020, 6:17 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1, PW-PRACTICE-3
"It is concerned, however, at the persistence of adverse cultural norms, practices and traditions as well as patriarchal attitudes and deep-rooted stereotypes regarding the roles, responsibilities and identities of women and men in the family and society. It notes that stereotypes contribute to the persistence of violence against women as well as harmful practices, including female genital mutilation, levirate and sororate, child marriage, polygamy, repudiation, and food prohibitions or taboos. The Committee is also concerned that the State party has not taken sufficient action to modify or eliminate such stereotypes and harmful practices" (Art. 18).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, AOM-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1, PW-PRACTICE-3
"It is concerned, however, at the persistence of adverse cultural norms, practices and traditions as well as patriarchal attitudes and deep-rooted stereotypes regarding the roles, responsibilities and identities of women and men in the family and society. It notes that stereotypes contribute to the persistence of violence against women as well as harmful practices, including female genital mutilation, levirate and sororate, child marriage, polygamy, repudiation, and food prohibitions or taboos. The Committee is also concerned that the State party has not taken sufficient action to modify or eliminate such stereotypes and harmful practices" (Art. 18).
Nov. 12, 2020, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5, IW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, PW-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee is concerned that such customs and practices perpetuate discrimination against women, and are reflected in women’s disadvantageous and unequal status in many areas, including in public life and decision-making and in marriage and family relations. The Committee notes that such stereotypes also contribute to the persistence of violence against women as well as harmful practices, including female genital mutilation (FGM), polygamy, bride price and wife inheritance; and expresses its concern that despite such negative impacts on women, the State party has not taken sustained and systematic action to modify or eliminate stereotypes and negative cultural values and harmful practices" (Article 17).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1, MARR-PRACTICE-5, IW-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, PW-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee is concerned that such customs and practices perpetuate discrimination against women, and are reflected in women’s disadvantageous and unequal status in many areas, including in public life and decision-making and in marriage and family relations. The Committee notes that such stereotypes also contribute to the persistence of violence against women as well as harmful practices, including female genital mutilation (FGM), polygamy, bride price and wife inheritance; and expresses its concern that despite such negative impacts on women, the State party has not taken sustained and systematic action to modify or eliminate stereotypes and negative cultural values and harmful practices" (Article 17).
April 24, 2020, 9:25 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"In other areas communities viewed a widow as a part of her husband’s property to be “inherited” by his family. In some traditional southern communities, widows fell under suspicion when their husbands died. To prove their innocence, they were forced to drink the water used to clean their deceased husbands’ bodies." (34).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"In other areas communities viewed a widow as a part of her husband’s property to be “inherited” by his family. In some traditional southern communities, widows fell under suspicion when their husbands died. To prove their innocence, they were forced to drink the water used to clean their deceased husbands’ bodies." (34).
Feb. 22, 2020, 11:29 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Les pratiques coutumières, telles que le lévirat où en cas de décès du mari, la ou les veuves restent dans la famille en qualité d’épouse(s) des frères du défunt - influencent la capacité d’héritage des femmes et leur liberté" (para 12). Translation: The customary practices, such as the levirate in case of the husband's death, which provides that the widows stay in the family and take up the role of the wife/wives of the deceased's brother, influence the women's capacity as heirs and their freedom (LAR – CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Les pratiques coutumières, telles que le lévirat où en cas de décès du mari, la ou les veuves restent dans la famille en qualité d’épouse(s) des frères du défunt - influencent la capacité d’héritage des femmes et leur liberté" (para 12). Translation: The customary practices, such as the levirate in case of the husband's death, which provides that the widows stay in the family and take up the role of the wife/wives of the deceased's brother, influence the women's capacity as heirs and their freedom (LAR – CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 7, 2020, 11:28 a.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Muslim married women have rights over one-eighth of livestock and their by-products. Upon the husband’s death, a widow may be required to marry one of the brothers-in-law in order to continue the family blood line" (para 14)
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Muslim married women have rights over one-eighth of livestock and their by-products. Upon the husband’s death, a widow may be required to marry one of the brothers-in-law in order to continue the family blood line" (para 14)
Feb. 7, 2020, 11:02 a.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Further, there are reports that, in some instances, widows are obliged to marry a male relative of the deceased spouse" (2)
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Further, there are reports that, in some instances, widows are obliged to marry a male relative of the deceased spouse" (2)
Feb. 1, 2020, 10:58 a.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Under customary law, a wife is not entitled to the property of her husband unless – and until – she agrees to let herself be inherited by the husband’s family. In effect, such women are treated as a form of property to be inherited along with the rest of their husbands’ assets" (para 8)
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Under customary law, a wife is not entitled to the property of her husband unless – and until – she agrees to let herself be inherited by the husband’s family. In effect, such women are treated as a form of property to be inherited along with the rest of their husbands’ assets" (para 8)
Feb. 1, 2020, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights with regard to inheritance depend on the law applied. Shari’ a provides for detailed and complex calculations of inheritance shares, whereby women may inherit from their father, mother, husband or children and, under certain conditions, from other family members. However, their shares are generally only half of that to which men are entitled. Christian women and female children can receive properties under the wills of their husbands or fathers, but may also find themselves disadvantaged. The law of inheritance permits husbands, if they so choose, to will away all property and leave nothing for their wives and children. Gambian law offers no protection to women in such cases....more
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights with regard to inheritance depend on the law applied. Shari’ a provides for detailed and complex calculations of inheritance shares, whereby women may inherit from their father, mother, husband or children and, under certain conditions, from other family members. However, their shares are generally only half of that to which men are entitled. Christian women and female children can receive properties under the wills of their husbands or fathers, but may also find themselves disadvantaged. The law of inheritance permits husbands, if they so choose, to will away all property and leave nothing for their wives and children. Gambian law offers no protection to women in such cases....more
Jan. 31, 2020, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: Guinea
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Customary forms of levirate and sororate continue to be practiced" (2)
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Customary forms of levirate and sororate continue to be practiced" (2)
Jan. 28, 2020, 9:36 p.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Customary law followed by certain ethnic groups views the wife as part of the inheritance, and obliges her to marry a brother of her deceased husband, who then receives all of the estate and assumes custody of the children. In other communities, when a woman dies, her younger sister is expected to marry the widower" (2)
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1
"Customary law followed by certain ethnic groups views the wife as part of the inheritance, and obliges her to marry a brother of her deceased husband, who then receives all of the estate and assumes custody of the children. In other communities, when a woman dies, her younger sister is expected to marry the widower" (2)
Jan. 28, 2020, 9:31 p.m.
Countries: Mali
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Certain ethnic groups view the wife as part of the inheritance, and oblige her to marry a brother of her deceased husband, who then receives all of the estate" (242)
Variables: IW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Certain ethnic groups view the wife as part of the inheritance, and oblige her to marry a brother of her deceased husband, who then receives all of the estate" (242)
July 17, 2019, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"Widows were sometimes forcibly married to one of the deceased husband’s relatives to secure continued use of property left by the husband, including the marital home. To protect women, including widows, better, the government included provisions in the 2016 penal code addressing the eviction of one spouse from the marital home by any person other than the other spouse" (Pg 26).
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-1, IW-PRACTICE-1
"Widows were sometimes forcibly married to one of the deceased husband’s relatives to secure continued use of property left by the husband, including the marital home. To protect women, including widows, better, the government included provisions in the 2016 penal code addressing the eviction of one spouse from the marital home by any person other than the other spouse" (Pg 26).
July 8, 2019, 1:19 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: CWC-DATA-2, IW-PRACTICE-1, IW-LAW-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2, CUST-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-2, PW-LAW-1
"The law provides women with the same legal status and rights as men. Discrimination against women, however, was widespread, especially in rural areas. Many customary laws discriminate against women in adoption, marriage, divorce, and inheritance. Under local customary law in many areas, women may not own or inherit property or retain custody of their children. Traditional divorce law in many areas requires women to meet stricter evidentiary standards than men to prove adultery. Polygyny is legal under both customary and Islamic law. In some ethnic groups, men may “inherit” the widows of their deceased brothers" (Pg 29).
Variables: CWC-DATA-2, IW-PRACTICE-1, IW-LAW-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-2, CUST-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, DSFMF-PRACTICE-2, PW-LAW-1
"The law provides women with the same legal status and rights as men. Discrimination against women, however, was widespread, especially in rural areas. Many customary laws discriminate against women in adoption, marriage, divorce, and inheritance. Under local customary law in many areas, women may not own or inherit property or retain custody of their children. Traditional divorce law in many areas requires women to meet stricter evidentiary standards than men to prove adultery. Polygyny is legal under both customary and Islamic law. In some ethnic groups, men may “inherit” the widows of their deceased brothers" (Pg 29).