Claiming Equal Citizenship

Charlotte Bunch of CWGL Endorses Campaign

Filed under: Endorsements, Supporter Spotlight — WLP at 10:11 am on Monday, April 16, 2007

Equal citizenship is a fundamental human right that has been denied to women around the world over many centuries simply because they are female.

“Claiming Equal Citizenship: the Campaign for Arab Women’s Right to Nationality” is vital because it calls attention to how the denial of citizenship is used to subordinate women’s rights at the national level and works to make changes locally where it matters most.

The Center for Women’s Global Leadership is pleased to support this campaign for the most fundamental human rights of women and the work of WLP.

Charlotte Bunch
Executive Director
Center for Women’s Global Leadership

Entry Filed under: Endorsements, Supporter Spotlight

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Comment by Ann Elizabeth Mayer

30 April 2007 @ 12:16 pm

In a world in which all people must be affiliated with nations, for half of a country’s nationals to possess its nationality while being blocked from enjoying the full rights of citizenship is an egregious affront to the principle of equality, one of the bedrock principles of human rights. This important campaign to secure equal citizenship for Arab women deserves support from all who believe in the fight to end women’s second class status. It also matters greatly in terms of promising to end the extreme hardships endured by members of families who are afflicted by unfair citizenship rules restricting Arab women’s rights.

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