U.S. Congress - H.Con.Res.108 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan vi...
H.Con.Res.108 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.
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- Official: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed. as introduced.
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4/23/2009--Introduced.Urges the government of Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai to declare the provisions of the Shi'ite Personal Status Law on marital rape and restrictions on women's freedom of movement unconstitutional. Encourages the Secretary of State, the Special RepreOfficial Summary
4/23/2009--Introduced.Urges the government of Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai to declare the provisions of the Shi'ite Personal Status Law on marital rape and restrictions on women's freedom of movement unconstitutional. Encourages the Secretary of State, the Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Ambassador-at-Large for International Women's Issues, and the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan to address the status of women's rights and security in Afghanistan to ensure that these rights are not being eroded....Read the Rest
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Judy Biggert Congresswoman - 13th District of Illinois
She also is an original cosponsor of legislation, H. Con. Res. 108, denouncing a new Afghan law that would legalize marital rape and prohibit a woman from leaving her home without the approval of her husband. âThis law exposes women to ...
Judy Biggert Congresswoman - 13th District of Illinois
She also is an original cosponsor of legislation, H. Con. Res. 108, denouncing a new Afghan law that would legalize marital rape and prohibit a woman from leaving her home without the approval of her husband. âThis law exposes women to ...
Judy Biggert Congresswoman - 13th District of Illinois
She also is an original cosponsor of legislation, H. Con. Res. 108, denouncing a new Afghan law that would legalize marital rape and prohibit a woman from leaving her home without the approval of her husband. âThis law exposes women to ...
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