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Reconstruction & Peacebuilding

Legal Reform, Access to Justice & Constitutions

Legal Reform, Access to Justice & Constitutions is a sub-theme of Reconstruction & Peacebuilding and provides information relevant to post-conflict legal reform, access to justice and constitutional framework development in the context of the women, peace and security agenda.

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  • May 6, 2013 (AllAfrica)
    LIBERIA: After Punishment, Stigmatize Rapists As Deterrence Throughout the lengthy regime of President Tubman, murder and rape were considered two terrible crimes that warranted not only drastic punishment for perpetrators, but they were permanently stigmatized in society.
  • April 10, 2013 (IPS)
    EL SALVADOR: Impunity, Machismo Fuel Femicides in El Salvador Several brutal, high-profile murders of women in the last few weeks in El Salvador are just the latest reminder that this is one of the countries in the world with the highest number of femicides, the term used to describe the killing of women because they are female.
  • March 14, 2013 (The Telegraph)
    INDIA: Men Can Still Rape their Wives in India after New Government Bill Campaigners have criticised the Indian government after ministers cleared a new tougher anti-rape bill to curb widespread sexual violence against women - but failed to make marital rape a criminal offence.
  • March 14, 2013 (Women's Enews)
    MENA REGION: Arab Women Say Time for Saying 'Spring' Is Over Egyptian female activists are looking for a better constitution and members of the Syrian opposition are concerned about the violence committed by all sides of that conflict against women.
  • February 23, 2013 (Al Arabiya)
    MENA REGION: Arab Women Must Fight Back We are now supposed to be in the midst of celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the Arab Spring. However, there is a legitimate question of whether or not there is actually anything to celebrate; particularly for women.

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