Polygamy

Concerning polygamous marriage, she noted that a husband who had originally contracted a monogamous marriage could change his mind and opt for a polygamous one.

Polygamy is forbidden .

The wives and children joined them upon departure.

Turning to the issue of polygamy, she wished to know whether a woman could contract a form of marriage that excluded polygamy.

Many married women remained with their children without any financial support from their husbands.

The Government intended to study the impact of polygamy on children.

Women lean forward in their chairs, dabbing their eyes with tissues.

Ms. Maiolo noted that polygamy was permitted under the Civil Code.

He expressed concern that punishment for polygamy had been used against people who opposed the Government.

During the famines caused by the Great Leap Forward, wife selling occurred in many of the poorer areas.

The status of cohabitation has also been prevalent due to the prohibition of polygamy in the Israeli law.

Among the issues identified, the Working Group mentioned forced marriage, child marriage and the sale of wives.

Polygamy is a customary practice commonly accepted in Mozambique, even though it is legally prohibited.

Men do not only have priority in treatment, but also have power over decisions regarding their wives' treatment.

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Lady Borjigit (博爾濟吉特氏), from an unknown Mongol tribe.

The term can refer to any extended family, polyamorous or to a polygamy of any type.

At that time, two types of wife selling were recognized, both considered illegal.

To maintain and consolidate power, the Frente POLISARIO separated husbands and wives, parents and children.

Please indicate what measures are in place, or planned, to eliminate the practice of polygamy.

Ms. Tan, referring to polygamy, wanted to know whether the Government, as the only authority empowered to make changes, planned to bring the Civil Code in line with the articles of the Convention and to abolish polygamy.

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Faits Divers d'Afrique relates the fates of abandoned wives and children left behind by men who emigrate.

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To this end, can multilateral assistance play a catalytic role in creating industrial innovation systems in the South?

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Most deaths were to young unmarried men however, 160,000 wives lost husbands and 300,000 children lost fathers.

Mr. ANDO asked how the Islamic laws on polygamy were interpreted by Yemeni society.

As no census had been taken, there were no data on polygamy in rural areas.

According to the South African NGO People Opposing Women Abuse, polygamy is enhanced through patriarchy, encouraging the dominance of the man in these polygamous relationships, thereby shifting the balance of power in favour of the man and not encouraging women to negotiate and exercise control over their sexual intimacies with their husband.

And so I suddenly realized two very simple things First, the widowhood effect was not restricted to husbands and wives.

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