Womens Organization Of Ethiopian, Womens rigths in Ethiopia
Women’s organisations in Ethiopia have made great awareness raising and advocacy contributions to policy, legislation and governance. A prominent association of women lawyers supports test cases that challenge discrimination. NGO support has built the capacity of government agencies to promote gender responsive programmes and policies. NGOs have contributed to building the political consciousness of communities. They help keep the government accountable. We believe that, given the opportunity women naturally are the bearer of peace and justice for society. It is in this light that International Ethiopian Women’s Organization-for Peace has made it its responsibility to campaign against the violence and degradation of Ethiopian women, the increasing deterioration and declining economic and repressive political state in Ethiopia, in doing so we prepare the ground for peace to reign again. female: 25,3% (1995 est.) The 1960 Civil Code is based on a monarchical constitution that treated women as if they were children or disabled. Discriminatory regulations in the civil code include recognizing the husband as head of the family and designating him as the sole guardian of children over 5 years old. Family Arbitration Councils, and not the courts, have the legal power to dissolve marriages. Domestic violence is not considered a serious justification under the law affects what kinds of activities it can engage in. This is one reason why the law is problematic is that it creates an oversight agency that has powers to seriously curtail the freedoms of association and expression. The government picks all the members of the board of the Charities and Societies Agency, including the mandatory civil society representatives. The agency must be informed of the dire situation in Ethiopia. Meaza Ashenafi, executive director of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) Meaza Ashenafi, executive director of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) Meaza Ashenafi, executive director of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA), a highly successful organization at the forefront of the protection of women's rights. The maternal mortality rate is extremely high due, in part, to food taboos for pregnant women, poverty, early marriage, and birth complications related to FGM, especially infibulation.