Date of source: Tuesday, October 19, 1999
Her Royal Highness Princess Basma spoke about discrimination against women at a conference where studies were presented about the rights, privileges and freedoms guaranteed to Muslim women in the Sharia.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 1999
The Cabinet has approved a recent proposed amendment made by the legal committee at the Ministry of Justice in July to cancel Article 340, Minister of Justice Hamzeh Haddad said on Monday.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 1999
Participants at a two-day conference urging the cancellation of legislation regarding crimes of honor said the focus in activists’ battle should also include Article 98 of the Jordanian Penal Code, not only Article 340.