Support for victims of violence including medical services and psychological counselling
................................................................................................................................. 55
3. RIGHTS RELATING TO MARRIAGE (ARTICLES 6-7) .......................................................... 56
MARRIAGE AND ITS EFFECTS ON PROPERTY, NATIONALITY, NAME (ARTICLE 6(e) à (j)) 57
MINIMUM AGE FOR MARRIAGE (ARTICLE 6(b)) ......................................................... 58
REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES (ARTICLE 6(D)) ....................................................... 59
PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGES (ARTICLE 6(c)) ...................... 60
Protection of women during separation, divorce, annulment of marriages (Article 7) ..... 60
Protection of children in the family (Article 6(i) &(j)) ................................................. 61
4. THE RIGHTS TO HEALTH AND REPRODUCTION ............................................................... 61
Access to health services (Article 14(2) (a)) ............................................................. 62
Reproductive Health Services including reduction of maternal mortality (ARTICLE 14(1)
(a) & (b)) ................................................................................................................... 63
PROVISIONS FOR ABORTION (ARTICLE 14 (2) (c)) ................................................... 67
HIV/AIDS (ARTICLE 14(1) (d)) ............................................................................... 68
Sexual Education (Article 14(1) (G)) ....................................................................... 69
5.
ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS ........................................................... 70
ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND WELFARE (ARTICLE 13) ..................................................... 70
THE RIGHT TO FOOD SECURITY (ARTICLE 15) .......................................................... 75
THE RIGHT TO DECENT HOUSING (ARTICLE 16) ....................................................... 78
THE RIGHT TO A POSITIVE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT (Art. 17).................................. 79
RIGHT TO A HEALTHY AND VIABLE ENVIRONMENT (Art. 18) ...................................... 81
RIGHT TO A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY,
ACCESS TO LAND AND CREDIT (Art. 19) ........................................................................ 83
6. RIGHT TO PEACE (ARTICLE 10) .................................................................................... 84
The inclusion of women in the process of conflict prevention and peacebuilding (Article
10(1)) and in all aspects of post-conflict reconstruction
(Article 10(2)(e)) ............................ 85
Involvement of women in all aspects of planning, programme formulation and
implementation in respect of post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation ...................... 87
REDUCTION OF MILITARY EXPENDITURE FOR SOCIAL EXPENDITURE
(ARTICLE 10 (3))
................................................................................................................................. 89
7. PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS (ARTICLE 11) ......................90
PROTECTION MEASURES FOR DISPLACED, REPATRIATED PERSONS, REFUGEES AND
ASYLUM SEEKERS AND SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF THESE PROTECTION MEASURES (Art.
11 (1) – (3)) ............................................................................................................... 90
8. THE GROUP RIGHTS OF WOMEN ENJOYING SPECIAL PROTECTION
..............
........................................................................................................................................
.95
PROTECTION OF WIDOWS INCLUDING THEIR INHERITANCE RIGHTS (ARTICLES 20 &
21) ............................................................................................................................ 95
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