Botswana women granted right to inherit

Started by iolsa, Oct 13, 2012, 12:30 PM

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Gabarone, Botswana - In a landmark ruling Botswana's High Court on Friday affirmed women's inheritance rights for the first time, up-ending a male-dominated system that had prevailed in the thriving African nation.

The court ruled that local customary laws - giving a son preferential rights to inherit the family home