564. Actions undertaken on the field by the government and CSOs with the support
of development partners are equally reflected in :
sustained public campaigns against violence and trafficking in women and
girls. These campaigns focused on:
the organization of exchange sessions with the custodians of customary
practices on the consequences of these practices, including FGM;
the popularization of the National Policy for Gender Equity and Equality
(PNEEG), the study on GBV and recommendations from the presentation of
the 6th and 7th periodic reports on the implementation of CEDAW;
community outreach to church and community leaders and other development
actors on GBV;
the annual celebration of 16 days of campaigning and anti-violence activism
throughout the country and days dedicated to women, girls and children;
the production for women, girls and adolescents, of post-literacy leaflets in
local languages and basic French on family planning, the fight against HIV,
female genital mutilation (FGM), safe motherhood and the rights of women.
communication strategies: posters were produced and disseminated,
documentary films and radio and TV programmes were also produced on
GBV.
3.3 - Rights related to marriage
565. Marriage rights are contained mainly in the Persons and Family Code. The new
Personal and Family Code, adopted in 2012 and amended in 2014, provides women
with a set of rights that are likely to provide them with some protection and
fulfillment.
3.3.1 - Marriage and its effects on property, nationality, name (Article 6 (e) to
(j))
On property
566. In the case of joint property, the code provides that "the property which the
spouses possess on the date of the marriage, or which they acquire after the marriage,
by succession or donation, shall remain their personal property. It shall also be
considered as specific to each spouse, valuables acquired during marriage, when this
acquisition was made in exchange for a personal property or with personal money or
money from the disposal of personal property "(Article 368). Also, "a woman who is
doing a separate business activity during marriage shall, for the purposes of her
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