SCW measures boost family stability

Manama, July 4 (BNA): As part of its jurisdiction to propose new laws or the amending of existing legislations to boost women's status and solve any problems facing them in all walks of life, the Supreme Council of Women (SCW) in cooperation with all the relevant official bodies continues to exert considerable efforts to alleviate the onus of living from Bahraini women and their children and ensures women's rights and prevents any discrimination against them. The SCW has accomplished a great deal for women in terms of legislations and amendment of regulations related to passports, civil and commercial law, marital alimony, Sharia court procedures, pre-marriage medical checkup, citizenship and naturalization, social insurance, labour law, inheritance, housing, employment, education, equal opportunity, medical care, ID card, driving licensure, witnesses the Kingdom's joining the CEDAW convention signatories. The Women Support Centre affiliated to the Supreme Council of Women continuously monitors and provides women's requirements in compliance with the Kingdom's Constitution and international conventions regarding free psychological guidance, spousal reconciliation, counseling, legal assistance in civil lawsuits