Rights of rural women 2016, para. 59a

Paragraph
Paragraph text
[States parties should ensure that legislation guarantees rural women's rights to land, water and other natural resources on an equal basis with men, irrespective of their civil and marital status or of a male guardian or guarantor, and that they have full legal capacity. They should ensure that indigenous women in rural areas have equal access with indigenous men to ownership and possession of and control over land, water, forests, fisheries, aquaculture and other resources that they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired, including by protecting them against discrimination and dispossession. In addition, States parties should:] Promote rural women's access to and meaningful participation in agricultural cooperatives, in which women may be members or the sole members;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 34, Rights of rural women (2016), para. 59a.
Paragraph info
Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph number
59a