Introduction
On March 6, 2023 the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship, with The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and Muwatin Media Network, organized the hybrid event “Upholding Women’s Equal Citizenship in Nationality Laws in the MENA Region”. Civil society leaders from across the region discussed why gender-equal nationality laws are essential to women’s equal citizenship, as well as children’s rights, sustainable development, and realizing inclusive societies.
Meet the panelists
- Asnam Abayechi, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR)
- Dr. Mona Abbass Fadhel, Writer and Researcher in Humanities, Bahrain
- Karima Chebbo, “My Nationality is a Right for Me and for My Family” campaign, CRTDA
- Najla Alfarsi, Al-Runaq Organization for Women and Girls, Libya
- Suhailah Al-Aasam, Iraq Women’s League, Iraq
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