The Non-Compliance of the Kingdom of Bahrain to CEDAW

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Article selected: Article 2: d, f, g
(d) To refrain from engaging in any act or practice of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions shall act in conformity with this obligation;[ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"fwMegwbX","properties":{"formattedCitation":"OHCHR, \\uc0\\u8220{}Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,\\uc0\\u8221{} accessed January 6, 2021, /en/professionalinterest/pages/cedaw.aspx.","plainCitation":"OHCHR, “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,” accessed January 6, 2021, /en/professionalinterest/pages/cedaw.aspx.","noteIndex":1},"citationItems":[{"id":2441,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/94ZKQQI3"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/94ZKQQI3"],"itemData":{"id":2441,"type":"webpage","title":"Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women","URL":"/en/professionalinterest/pages/cedaw.aspx","author":[{"literal":"OHCHR"}],"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2021",1,6]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} OHCHR, “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,” accessed January 6, 2021, /en/professionalinterest/pages/cedaw.aspx.]
(e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women by any person, organization or enterprise;
(f) To take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices which constitute discrimination against women;[ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"YlinMLIa","properties":{"formattedCitation":"OHCHR.","plainCitation":"OHCHR.","noteIndex":2},"citationItems":[{"id":2441,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/94ZKQQI3"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/94ZKQQI3"],"itemData":{"id":2441,"type":"webpage","title":"Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women","URL":"/en/professionalinterest/pages/cedaw.aspx","author":[{"literal":"OHCHR"}],"accessed":{"date-parts":[["2021",1,6]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} OHCHR.]
State of Non-Compliance:
The Kingdom of Bahrain
Case Studies
* Citizenship by marriage. Unlike their male counterparts, Bahraini women are unable to transmit their citizenship to their spouse of international origin through marriage. The constitution, in fact, deprives them their citizenship for marrying a foreign national.[ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"X0TthzfY","properties":{"formattedCitation":"Zeineb Alsabeehg, \\uc0\\u8220{}Bahrain\\uc0\\u8217{}s Citizenship Policy of Inclusion and Exclusion,\\uc0\\u8221{} in {\\i{}The Middle East in Transition} (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018).","plainCitation":"Zeineb Alsabeehg, “Bahrain’s Citizenship Policy of Inclusion and Exclusion,” in The Middle East in Transition (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018).","noteIndex":4},"citationItems":[{"id":2451,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/IBolxqVE/items/KMXPRF8E"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/lo...