INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL ............................................................... 114
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 115
SINGLE CHAPTER: IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHTS RECOGNISED BY THE MAPUTO
PROTOCOL .................................................................................................................................... 119
Section 1: Equality/Non-discrimination .......................................................................................... 119
A: Progress made as regard the Regulatory, Strategic and Institutional Frameworks ................... 119
1: Regulatory Framework of the Fight against Discrimination ................................................... 119
B: Equal Access to Justice............................................................................................................... 121
1: The Establishment of Legal aid ............................................................................................... 121
2: Support to Local, National, Regional and Continental Initiatives aimed at Granting Women
Access to Legal aid and Services. ............................................................................................... 121
3: The Creation of adequate Educative and other Appropriate Structures while paying Special
Attention to Women and Raising Awareness among all Strata of Society on the Rights of
Women. ....................................................................................................................................... 122
4: The Training of Bodies Charged with Applying the Law at all Levels for Proper Interpretation
and Effective Application of Equal Rights between Men and Women. ...................................... 122
5: A Balanced Representation of Women in Judicial Institutions and those in Charge of Applying
the Law. ....................................................................................................................................... 122
6: Reforming Discriminatory Laws and Practices to Promote and Protect Women’s Rights. .... 123
C: Female Participation in the Management of Public Affairs ....................................................... 123
1: Female Participation in the Electoral Process ......................................................................... 123
2: The Role of Women in Decision Making................................................................................ 126
D: Guaranteeing the Right to Education and Training for Women (Art 12) ................................... 127
1: Promoting Education of the Young Girl ................................................................................. 127
a: Reducing Gender Disparities ................................................................................................... 127
b: Combating Gender Based Violence in Schools....................................................................... 129
c: Education on Gender and Human Rights ................................................................................ 129
d: Empowering the Young Girl in the Field of Science .............................................................. 130
2: Promoting Education and Literacy among Women ................................................................ 130
Section 2: Protecting Women against Violence .............................................................................. 130
§1: Strengthening the Legal and Institutional Framework .............................................................. 130
§2: Policies to combat violence against women and girls. .............................................................. 131
A: Preventive Measures................................................................................................................... 131
B: Crackdown on Acts of Violence against Women and Girls ....................................................... 133
C: Rehabilitation for Female Survivors of Violence ....................................................................... 133
Section 3: Rights Relating to Marriage (Article 6-7) ...................................................................... 133
§1: Minimum Age for Marriage ...................................................................................................... 133
§2: Registration of Marriage and the Impact on Property, Nationality and Name (Article 6 (e) to (j))
......................................................................................................................................................... 134
A: Registration of Marriage ............................................................................................................ 134
B: Impact of Marriage on Property, Nationality and Name of Married Women. ........................... 134
1: Protecting the property of the married woman ........................................................................ 134
2: Nationality of the Married Woman ......................................................................................... 135
3: The Name of the Married Woman .......................................................................................... 135
§ 3: Protecting Women in Polygamous Marriages (Article 6 (c)) ................................................... 135
§4: Protecting Women during Separation, Divorce and Annulment of Marriage (Article 7) ......... 135
A: Protecting the Woman in case of Annulment of Marriage ......................................................... 135
B: Protecting the Woman in Case of Divorce ................................................................................. 135
C: Protecting the Woman who is separated from her Husband. ...................................................... 136
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