Womens Organization Of Ethiopian, Womens rigths in Ethiopia
Ever since she was a child, Ashenafi says, she always seemed to seek out and defend the weak and the poorest. "It's always been my inclination." So fighting for women's rights seemed a natural progression. The Government began revising the Federal Civil and Penal Codes to increase the penalties for traffickers. Training programs were implemented for police officers on the criminal aspects of trafficking. Religious data: Traditional African religions 4,20%, Christians 50,80%, Muslim 45%. International NGOs like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International which research on the human rights of women possible for the first time in the country's history." Sex ratio: at birth: 1,03 male(s)/female Ending Discriminatory Laws Against Women in Ethiopia 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 participation of women in the various decision-making bodies, women must be thoroughly aware of their political rights." Only in this way, Ashenafi continues, will women form the basis of power "from which to draw the energy required for sustaining the struggle to demand what is ours by right." Family and tradition Life expectancy: Total population: 45,17 years 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. Child labor is pervasive, and child laborers sometimes are subjected to abuse, including neglect, and among children working as domestic servants, sexual abuse and rape. Societal abuse of young girls continues to be a problem. In 1996, a National Steering Committee Against Sexual Exploitation of Children was formed and is chaired by the Children, Youth, and Family Affairs Department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. In October the committee reported that child prostitution is on the