-
Controversial Jakarta Regulation on Polygamy Sparks Backlash
21 Jan 2025 22:05 GMT
… as a violation of international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant … s executive director, argued that polygamy inherently discriminates against women, … address the broader issues surrounding polygamy and gender inequality. Komnas …
-
Jakarta polygamy regulation sparks backlash, renewed calls for abolition
20 Jan 2025 15:05 GMT
… gubernatorial regulation on marriage, including polygamy, was “not something new” and … principles of gender equality and human rights and violated two international rights … Up
“Both international human rights treaties emphasize that polygamy is a form of …
-
A ‘peculiar PR stunt’: how a fatwa on polygamy caused controversy and confusion in Russia
19 Jan 2025 10:07 GMT
… Caucasus, people simply stopped flaunting polygamy. The practice continued underground, and … office, removing criminal prosecution for polygamy. The document stipulated a strict … NEWS.ru.
Svetlana Anokhina, a human rights activist from Daghestan, told OC …
-
Siraha reported 88 cases of human rights violation in a year
22 Dec 2024 10:11 GMT
… of 88 cases of human rights violation in 2024 AD. … a review programme of ‘Human Rights Yearly Book-2025 AD’, on … cases include rape, murder, polygamy, domestic violence and so on … polygamy were occurred in the given period.
The incidences of human rights …
-
Russia’s Top Islamic Body Withdraws Fatwa on Polygamy After Backlash
24 Dec 2024 22:52 GMT
… quickly sparked criticism, particularly from human rights advocates and political leaders. Kirill … the legal notice from prosecutors.
Polygamy remains illegal in Russia, where … regions. While Islamic law permits polygamy under certain conditions, Russian law …
-
Russian Islamic Authorities Reverse Stand on Polygamy
24 Dec 2024 12:33 GMT
… voiced support for legalizing polygamy in Russia. In 2015 … leader Ramzan Kadyrov, described polygamy as a “widespread practice” … who served as Chechnya’s human rights commissioner at the time, … vulnerability for women in polygamous unions.
Furthermore, the …
-
Russian Muslim Clerics Agree To Disallow Polygamy Among Adherents After Backlash
24 Dec 2024 10:57 GMT
… out that Russian law prohibits polygamy.
The document, … member of the presidential Human Rights Council, accused the DUM … undermines Russian secularism, while polygamy “goes against our … that the document legalized polygamy and undermined the …
-
Russia’s Muslim Spiritual Administration withdraws polygamy ruling after Prosecutor’s Office says it violates law and ‘traditional values’
23 Dec 2024 22:33 GMT
… withdrawn a fatwa permitting religious polygamy, reported RIA Novosti. The decision … Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, called polygamy a “widespread practice,” adding that … somehow.” Nurdi Nukhazhiev, Chechnya’s human rights commissioner at the time, supported …
-
In Russia, Muslims are permitted religious polygamy
20 Dec 2024 10:41 GMT
… for the permissibility of polygamy, according to Alyautdinov, … , but "since polygamous families in religious marriages … human rights ombudsman in Chechnya, Nurdi Nukhazhiyev.
The topic of polygamy … said, noting that the polygamy legislation would become a …
-
Afghan Singer Sharafat Parwani Faces Backlash Over Second Marriage in the U.S.
01 Feb 2025 18:25 GMT
… violating human rights and U.S. laws, which do not recognize polygamy. Others … that he does not encourage polygamy. In this video, he speaks … been flooded with discussions on polygamy, cultural values, religious interpretations, and …