99% Of GCC Countries Have Lifted Restrictions On Female Travel Except Qatar
Qatar is the only Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country still implementing male guardianship laws for female travel after Saudi Arabia lifted its restrictions on Friday. Saudi Arabia announced it would now allow both male and female citizens over the age of 21 to travel without a parent or guardian’s permission. While the rest of the GCC countries are working to protect and empower women’s rights, Qatar seems to lag behind. According to the Qatari Interior Ministry’s website, guardianship laws require females under the age of 25 to travel abroad with a male parent’s consent. These measures restrict women who may need to travel abroad out of necessity, for education, visiting a relative or for medical needs. According to the Saudi news agency Al Arabiya, Qatari men can – and do – apply to the courts in order to prevent their wives from traveling. “Married women are entitled to travel without permission irrespective…
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On the Marble
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South Africa: Married Women Seek Consent to Keep Their Birth Names
In 2019 in South Africa, adult women need their husbands’ permission to keep their birth names. In some instances, they even need evidence of…
European Commission Elects First Female President
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