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Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights - ECWR
Egypt – ECWR Welcomes Court Ruling on a Mother’s Right in
Issuing Birth Certificates for Her Children
Cairo - 23/3/2015 - The Egyptian Center for
women’s rights (ECWR) welcomes the court ruling confirming a mother’s right in
issuing birth certificates for her children
The Administrative Court in
Alexandria ruled confirming the right of Egyptian mother to issue the birth
certificates for her children. ECWR welcomes this step as a new guarantee for
the Egyptian mothers, a victory for their rights and a reflection of the 2014
Constitution, which obliged the state to maintain maternity and childhood
rights.
A mother filed a report when her husband approached the Health
Bureau to inform them of not registering his female newly born child without
his presence or the presence of his brother because of some matrimonial
disputes between the father and his wife. The wife then resorted to the police
department filing this report. The court ruled supporting the mother’s right to
issue the birth certificate so that the child is not deprived from the right to
have a legal personality as a result of some matrimonial disputes.
This court ruling is considered to be the result of the efforts
of civil society organizations supporting women’s rights as they consistently
demand women’s access to their rights which already exist in the constitution.
Hence, ECWR calls for incorporating all the constitutional
articles concerning women’s rights to be part of the legislation as applicable
and enforceable laws. ECWR also calls for legal guarantees to protect women and
children.