Equal citizenship lost in constitutional amendments [Archives:2007/1067/Local News]

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July 12 2007

By: Mohammed bin Sallam
SANA'A, July 10 ) In a symposium organized by Women Forum for Research and Training on Sunday, Professor of Political Science at Sana'a University, Abdullah Al-Faqih, declared that the constitution upon which the Republic of Yemen was formed on May 22, 1990, and agreed upon by the people via general referendum on May 1991, has regulated all aspects of political life according to the “equal citizenship”” principle.

An article within the constitution dictates that “”citizens are equal before the law; they are equal in general rights and duties and there is no discrimination between them because of sex