Iran's parliament approves divorce bill

Ulhas Joglekar uvj at vsnl.com
Tue Aug 27 17:35:42 PDT 2002


HindustanTimes.com

August 28, 2002

Iran's parliament approves bill allowing women equal divorce right

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI Associated Press Tehran, August 26

Iran's parliament has approved a bill giving women equal right for divorce, a lawmaker said on Monday.

The bill, approved by the 290-seat parliament on Sunday, amends Iran's Civil Code and allows women to seek divorce in court, a right previously available only to men, female lawmaker Elaheh Koolaee told The Associated Press.

To become law, the bill must be approved by the hard-line Guardian Council, which reviews all laws passed by parliament and oversees elections

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