Access to legal aid for women in Eritrea
Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights.
Others are; the labor proclamation No. 118/2001 that ensures equal rights to employment, equal pay for equal work of the same value, protection of pregnancy, paid maternity leave, equal treatment & opportunity and proclamation No.128/2002 (on business licensing) which grants women equal access to engage in any business activity and hold a business license without the consent of spouse or father.
