Women could be trapped traveling to Islamic / Sharia law countries with male relatives / spouses
By Hicbd
Mon Oct 16 2023 12:30 pm
"Women across the Middle East and North Africa region face varying restrictions preventing them from moving freely in their own country and from traveling abroad without the permission of their male guardians—typically their fathers or brothers, and when married, their husbands. The following report examines 20 countries in the Middle East and North African region and describes the different country requirements imposed on women to get their male guardians’ permission for their mobility within their country, to obtain a passport, and to travel abroad. It also examines whether women can travel abroad with their children as guardians on an equal basis with men...Women have pointed to how men have used such rules to extort, exploit, punish or degrade them, and harm their rights."
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