Resources for drafting legislation on maltreatment of widows

Last edited: October 30, 2010

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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Respect, Protect and Fulfill: Legislation for Women’s Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS, Vol. Two: Family and Property Issues, 2009. Available in English.

Global Rights, Conditions, Not Conflict: Promoting Women’s Human Rights in the Maghreb through Strategic Use of the Marriage Contract, 2008. Available in English.

Knox, Anna, et al., Connecting Rights to Reality: A Progressive Framework of Core Protections for Women’s Property Rights, International Center for Research on Women. Available in English.

Global Land Tool Network website; available in English.

UN-HABITAT website. Available in English.

United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Good practices in legislation on “harmful practices” against women, (2010). Available in English.

Using the Law to Tackle Accusations of Witchcraft: HelpAge International’s Position (HelpAge International, 2011).  Available in English.

Women’s Inheritance Now, winafrica.org. Available in English.