Document #2018929

AI – Amnesty International

Imprisoned women, stolen children: Policing sex, marriage and pregnancy in Jordan [MDE 16/0831/2019]

https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2018929/MDE1608312019ENGLISH.PDF

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ecoi.net summary:
Report on laws governing sex, marriage and pregnancy for women (arrest and detention of women for "absence" / leaving home without permission; imprisonment for extra-marital sex; denial of contraception and safe abortion; forced removal of newborn children from unmarried women; other topics)
Country:
Jordan
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1608312019ENGLISH.PDF
Document type:
Special or Analytical Report
Language:
English
Published:
October 2019
Document ID:
2018929

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