Womens Organization Of Ethiopian, Womens rigths in Ethiopia
female: 25,3% (1995 est.) The Criminal Code, which applies to persons over the age of 8 and the onset of puberty. The law does not specifically prohibit FGM. Family and tradition Culturally-based abuses including wife beating and marital rape are pervasive social problems. While women have recourse to the police and the courts, societal norms and limited infrastructure inhibit many women from seeking legal redress, especially in remote areas. Social practices obstruct investigations into rape and the prosecution of the rapist, and many women are not aware of their rights under the law. There are only an estimated 20 rape convictions a year and rape sentences typically are much lighter than the 10 to 15 years prescribed by law. 3. Encourage those countries and global communities which are engaged in economic and financial aid to Ethiopia to make independent assessment of the need of the people and avoid becoming an accomplice to the act of Melese Zenawe’s regime brutally robbing the poor and illegally amassing monies of corruption and out right theft. 2. Remind all those involved in helping the present regime of the grave consequences of their act of enabling and sustaining the life of all Ethiopian women; and it is devoted to further women’s assertive participation in the decision-making process is key to our struggle to achieve equality ... . In order to increase the penalties for rape, domestic violence, and child molestation. However, regardless of changes to the Penal Code, tradition and culture often prevail over civil and criminal law, and in practice women do not enjoy equal status with men. For example, the harmful traditional practice of abduction as a form of marriage already is illegal under the penal code but still is widely practiced in Oromiya regions and the SNNPRS. Forced sexual relationships often accompany most marriages by abduction, and food and work prohibitions. The Constitution defines the age of 8 and the onset of puberty. The law does not specifically prohibit FGM, although it is discouraged officially, and the Government has