KENYA DOUBLE STANDARDS: Women's Property Rights Violations in Kenya Printer-friendly version [pdf] I. SUMMARY
KENYA
DOUBLE STANDARDS: Women's Property Rights Violations in Kenya
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I. SUMMARY
II. RECOMMENDATIONS
To the Government of Kenya Legal Reforms Institutional and Programmatic Reforms and Initiatives To Donors and International Organizations
III. BACKGROUND
Historical Context Post-Independence Legislative Initiatives Marriage Laws and Practices Women's Status in Kenya HIV/AIDS and Women in Kenya Customary Laws Today Wife Inheritance and Ritual Cleansing Response of the Government and Donors; Recent Political Developments Nongovernmental Efforts to Prevent and Remedy Property Violations
IV. WOMEN'S PROPERTY RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES
Widows from Rural Areas Widows from Urban Areas Women Whose Parents Have Died Divorced or Separated Women Married Women's Lack of Control over Property Consequences of Women's Property Rights Violations
V. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Discriminatory Laws Biased Attitudes Unresponsive Government and Traditional Authorities Ineffective Courts Obstacles to Women Claiming Property
VI. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS
VII. CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS