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National Report
Para 113) … Algeria continues to promote the advancement of women through legal and institutional mechanisms that protect them from discrimination and guarantee their equal access to opportunities in all areas (political, socioeconomic, etc.).
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National Report
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Para 4) JS17 noted with regret that … Algeria has refused to … amend discriminatory provisions of the Family Code, …
Para 10) According to Amnesty International (AI), despite some improvements regarding the women’s rights in the 2020 amended Constitution, Algerian law continued to discriminate against women in matters of inheritance, marriage, divorce, child custody and guardianship.
Para 11) Human Rights Foundation (H.R.F.) noted that the UN Member States expressed concern over the discrimination against women …, especially the … lack of effective legislation to criminalize Gender Based Violence.
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