Yemeni women happy for constitutional amendments

[Modbert]

Saba Net - Yemen news agency

SANA'A, Jan.04 (Saba)- Yemeni women expressed their happiness of the constitutional amendments that gives them 44 seats in the parliament. They described this move as great move for the Yemeni democratic experience and big achievement for the Yemeni woman and boosting her existence in decision making places.

In their talk to the 26 september.net, they affirmed that this achievement is considered a translation to the president's electoral program and demanded the parliament to unanimously approve these amendments and starting implementing them in the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

Chairwoman of the Yemeni Women Union Ramziah al-Eryani described the project of the constitutional amendments as big and positive move in the path of enabling women politically and in participation in decision making. She added that this move is a translation to the program of president who affirmed on allocating 15 percent of the parliament seats to women.

Ayeda Ashor, the Head of Woman National Committee in al-Dhale' commended the move.
"We received the project of constitutional amendments happily and thanks to the president for giving us this attention and this chance he grants woman," she said.

"Woman is capable to practice her nomination right and to express her voice strongly in the parliament. She is also able to handle her own issues because she is more close to woman in that."

Well, this is certainly great news to read about.

 

[Jeremy]

In Yemen? Wow.