H.Con.Res. 421 (107th): Recognizing the importance of inheritance rights of women in Africa.

Introduced:
Jun 18, 2002 (107th Congress, 2001–2002)
Sponsor:
Rep. Eva Clayton [D-NC1]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This resolution was introduced on June 18, 2002, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Jun 18, 2002
Cosponsors
90 cosponsors (74D, 16R) (show)
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House Foreign Affairs

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Last updated Jun 18, 2002.
4 pages

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6/18/2002--Introduced.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) greater attention should be paid to the negative impact on economic development of the denial of inheritance rights to women, particularly in Africa; (2) programs that focus on ensuring secure inheritance rights to widows and orphans of HIV/AIDS should be considered; (3) ensuring secure inheritance rights for women should be included in strategies addressing violence against women; (4) the rights of widows and other female heads of households to inherit land and property should be included in the priorities of reconstruction; (5) the Secretary of State should examine the issue of women's inheritance rights in Africa in the State Department's annual human rights report; (6) the U.S. Agency for International Development should consider conducting a study of African countries to document the effect of the denial of women's inheritance rights on economic development; and (7) the Annual Day of Acton on Women's Inheritance Rights should be acknowledged and supported.

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