Shia Personal Status Law

The law, which was written in collaboration with Shiite religious leaders, codified customs relating to marriage, family, and inheritance.

[2] Female legislators and women's rights groups complained about a lack of transparency and limited opportunity for debate in the process of the drafting and passing the law.

[4][5][6][3] The original draft, sponsored by the high ranking Shia cleric Asif Mohseni, was sent to parliament in 2006 where it stayed for almost 3 years.

[7] Senator Humeira Namati affirmed that the legislation was sent to the Supreme Court without debate or reading in the Upper House.

[16] The conference, named A Comprehensive Strategy in a Regional Context, started on 31 March 2009, and analyzed the political, security and development issues faced by the international community in Afghanistan.

About 200 women protestors made it to the protest after many were held back by husbands, and not allowed access to public transit.

After initial resistance to criticism, the law was placed before the Justice Minister and the top religious leaders for review.

The constitution provides a mandate in article seven that the Islamic Republic shall adhere to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and to other international treaties and conventions which is signatory to.

[2] Another amendment from the first draft allowed women to leave the house without a male relative to go to work, school, or for medical treatment.