Women In Bahrain Press For National Law On Personal Status

In Bahrain, the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) has launched a campaign for a new law to govern child custody cases, divorces, inheritances and other family disputes. According to Monday's Gulf Daily News, currently these matters are handled by religious Sharia courts. A study by the SCW and the Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research found that women were being treated unfairly by the current Sharia judicial system.