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Title Shadow report : U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ; NGO comments on country report CEDAW/C/NAM/2-3
Published Windhoek, Namibia : National Society for Human Rights, 2006
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Description 1 online resource (60 leaves)
Series Women and social movements, international.
Contents Machine derived contents note: I, E,EC UT IE SUMMARY 5 -- II. INTRODUCTION 6 -- II. SU BSTANTIVE SUBMISSION -- l STATUS OF LEGISLA TI\E MEASURES -- 1. doption of legislat ve measures 8 -- 2. Modification or abolishment of discriminatory Laws 11 -- 2.1 Native Administraion Proclmination 11 -- 2.2 Common Law Rule 12 -- 2. Recognition of Customary Marriages 13 -- 2.4 Inheit ance, Affirmative Action and Divorce laws 13 -- B. ADMNIS TRA TE LME ASRES 14 -- S Harmful Practices 1 -- 2. Sexual Practices 15 -- 3 Polygamous Marriages 15 -- 4. ife inheritance 16 -- . Early Mlarriages and Sugar Dadduysm 1 -- 6. Prostitution 17 -- I Humnan Tracking 18 -- C. IOLENCE AGA\INST OMEN 19 -- D. \BSENC N ATIONAL HEALING PROCESS 21 -- E. FEM1 AL JOBEL ESSNESS, POVERTY AND DISEASE 22 -- F T: EN kGE PREGCN NCY 2 -- G fEEINAGE PREGNANCY AND E DUCAION 24 -- H. ACCESS TO HEALTEI C ARE AND OTHER AMENTIES 25 -- 1. Nahonal Aids Polic 26 -- 2. Human Resources 26 -- 2.1 Phas cians 27 -- 2.2 Midwifes and Nurses 2 -- 2.3 Other Heal th Norkers -- 2. 4 Laborato workers and Pharmacists 28 -- 2.5 Manage ent and Support orkers 28 -- 3. Lack of Facilities 29 -- 4. Lack of Financial Resources 29 -- 5. Migration of Health Workers 30 -- 6 Closure of Health Facilties 1 -- S Escalating \R Costs 3 -- 8. Lack of Statistical Monitoring Data 33 -- 9 Ineffective Awareness Strategy 3 -- 10. The Administration of Justice System 34 -- I. \xM N RIGHTS EDUCATION 35 -- J. PAR ICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS 37 -- 1. Discrimination against Women 38 -- 1.1 Representation in Parliament 38 -- 1.2 Representation inExecutive Authorities 3 -- 13 Woman Representation in Judiciary 39 -- 14 Political Party Level Representation 40 -- I. iEconomi Empowerment of Women 41 -- 1 6 Discrirnmation of women in Education 44 -- I. CONCl USIONA ND ABSERV \TIONS 45 -- . GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 50 -- Vi. 'HEMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS 51 -- VIt ABOUT THE AUTHORS 55 -- 1 Principal Author 5G -- 1.1 Legal Status 56 -- 1.2 Overall Objecties 5 -- 1.3 Core Activities 5 -- 1.4 Contact Details -- 2 Associate Author 58 -- 3. Other Colaborators 59 -- SII REFEIRENCES 59
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60)
Notes Print version record
Subject Sex discrimination against women -- Namibia
Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- Namibia
Sex discrimination against women.
Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation.
Namibia.
Form Electronic book
Author Women Solidarity Namibia, author
National Society for Human Rights (Namibia), author.
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Other Titles U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women