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Property and inheritance rights - Issue 2
Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA)
February 03, 2012

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WLSA attends Global Commission on HIV and the Law meeting

Welcome to our second newsletter on property and inheritance rights. It is comforting to know that issues of the law and HIV have taken a global significance especially through the establishment of the Global Commission of HIV and the law. The objectives of the Commission are 1. Analyze existing evidence and generate new evidence on rights and law in the context of HIV and develop rights-based and evidence - informed recommendations 2. Increase awareness among key constituencies on issues of rights and law in the context of HIV and engage with civil society and strengthen their ability to campaign, advocate and lobby. The commission's work is overseen by an eminent group of 15 Commissioners ( currently 6 women and eight men). African women Commissioners include Bience Gawanas ( Namibia), Professor Sylvia Tamale ( Uganda) and Professor Miriam K. Were ( Kenya). The Commission provides a platform for the gathering of a coherent evidence base on legal and human rights issues as related to HIV and Aids. Regional dialogues provide an opportunity for CSOs to share information with the Commissioners and UN agencies so as to mitigate the impact of HIV/Aids.

WLSA Zimbabwe submission was selected as one of the 70 out of 234 for presentation at the Africa Dialogue held in August 2011 in South Africa. The submission focused on the plight of women in unregistered marriages and how this impacts negatively on property and inheritance rights. The major recommendation was that there should be full recognition of unregistered marriages.

WLSA will continue advocacy on this issue

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