Liberia: Women Call On Liberia's Weah to Keep His Promise of Equal Land Rights

Nairobi — "Laws on marriage, divorces, property rights, child custody and land ownership all contain powerful clauses that marginalise our women in favour of men"

A promise by Liberian President George Weah to change laws that discriminate against women is spurring campaigners to push for legal reform to protect wives' land rights.

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