Seminar on women’s issues in Yemen highlighted [Archives:2002/38/Local News]

BY HASAN AZZAEDI
YEMEN TIMES STAFF
Journalists along with interested bodies in Women’s issues in Yemen confirmed that the report, which has been issued by the International Organization of Women’s Anti-violence saying that these reports, are characterized by generalization. Its is in a way or the other restricted to the government’s demand for providing information revolving around legislation and scientific aspects.
The report doesn’t concentrate on the women’s long-term sufferings, violations, and their existing problems that faced by the Yemeni women.
In this respect, a seminar was held in Sana’a last Monday by the Ashoura Newspaper in collaboration with the Women Forum for Research and Training, (WFRT) centering on the women’s issues and these remarks of the Human Rights Committee presented by to the report of the government on the women’s issues in Yemen.
During the seminar, participants have placed great stress on the necessity to reconsider women’s issues and human rights. This can be achieved through a full participation on the part of the no-governmental organizations.
Accurate studies have to be conducted in relation to the women’s violence in both cities and countryside.
Conventions and norms that have been still existing among people across the country which are in this case are different from area to another area are at variance with human rights and the Islamic principles. The organizations’ mission in this case is not restricted to conduct interviews or organizing seminars or workshops. It is therefore have to be realistic in their depiction to the society they are interested in. they have to know the real suffering of women in the day-to-day life.
The UN human rights committee has urged the Yemeni government to reconsider and reviews its laws and legislation with regard to the equity between men and women in all aspects of life. The report has also urged the government to put an end to polygamy and tackling the problems of the early marriages. The committee has expressed its deep concerns about women prisoners because of social or family disputes. The committee has demanded the government to do its best to find suitable solutions for women prisoners and to improve their conditions to be active members in the society. This should be done in accordance with international conventions.
Reports in women’s issues have been discussed by the governmental organizations in different aspects such as, women lack of education, the high increase of birth rates and the absence of women’s participation at grass level. In addition to this, the tribal structure of the country has posed another challenge to the process of improving the status of women in Yemen.

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