Philippines – The Revised Penal Code as amended by Act No. 10158 (March 27, 2012)
November 3, 2021
Article 202 of the Philippines’ Revised Penal Code defines prostitution as a crime only women can commit. Article 202 of th...
Iran – The Islamic Penal Code of 2013, Books I, II and V
November 3, 2021
Articles 199, 209 and 638 of Iran’s Islamic Penal Code of 2013, Books I, II and V provide that in cases of adultery and oth...
Pakistan – The Qanun e Shahadat Order, 1984 (Law of Evidence)
November 3, 2021
Article 17 of Pakistan’s Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (Law of Evidence) provides that women’s testimony is worth half tha...
Brunei – Nationality Law No. 4 of 1961, as amended by S 43/00 and S 55/02
November 3, 2021
Sections 4, 5 and 9 of Brunei’s Nationality Law No. 4 of 1961, as amended by S 43/00 and S 55/02, do not allow a Bruneian w...
Togo – Ordinance No. 78-34 of 7 September 1978 establishing the Code of Togolese Nationality
November 3, 2021
Country: Togo Law status: Discriminatory law in force Law Type: Citizenship Articles 5, 12 and 23 of Ordinance...
The United States – The Immigration and Nationality Act
November 3, 2021
Section 309 of the United States’ Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1409) confers citizenship on children of unm...
Monaco – Law No. 1155 on Nationality (December 18, 1992) as amended by Law No. 1276 (December 22, 2003) and Law No. 1387 (December 19, 2011)
November 3, 2021
Article 1 of Monaco’s Law No. 1155 on Nationality (December 18, 1992) as amended by Law No. 1276 (Dec. 22, 2003) and Law No...
Eswatini (Formerly Swaziland) – Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland Act 2005
November 3, 2021
Articles 43 and 44 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland Act 2005 do not allow a Swazi woman to transfer her nation...
Bahrain – Decree Law No. 12 Amending Bahraini Citizenship Act of 1963
November 3, 2021
Article 4 of Bahrain’s Decree Law No. 12 amending the Bahraini Citizenship Act of 1963 allows Bahraini mothers to only pass...
Yemen – The Personal Status Act No. 20 of 1992
November 2, 2021
Article 23 of the Personal Status Act also requires express consent to marriage only if the woman has been previously married...
Sudan – The Muslim Personal Law Act of Sudan, 1991
November 2, 2021
Country: Sudan Law status: Discriminatory law in force Law Type: Marriage, Divorce, Polygamy & Wife Obedie...
Mali – Law No. 2011 – 087 of December 30, 2011 Relating to the Code of Persons and Family
November 2, 2021
Country: Mali Law status: Discriminatory law in force Law Type: Marriage, Divorce, Polygamy & Wife Obedien...