[law] general

A bill calling on Iran to join an international agreement on women's rights has been rejected by the government's supervisory body.

Throughout the Arab world, many women, their husbands and their children suffer hardships due to nationality laws that make it difficult or impossible for a woman married to a non-national (even an Arab or Muslim) to pass her nationality to her children.

The Malaysian cabinet has promised to change the country's laws to discourage men from divorcing their wives by means of electronic messages.

To date, 174 states parties have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).