Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Kenya: Wives’ Property Rights Unprotected

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Click to expand Image © 2020 Ojima Abalaka for Human Rights Watch (Nairobi) – Many women in Kenya are left without protection to claim their matrimonial property despite relative progress in the laws on paper, Human Rights Watch and the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Kenya) said in a report released today. A recent appeal to the Supreme Court of a June 21, 2020 lower court ruling puts this question before the court. The ruling may provide clarity regarding any ambiguities in the law and guidance on interpreting how assets acquired during marriage should be divided. Kenya should do…

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