The Marriage Law (Tribune, 18 Februari 1959)

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Tribune (1959-02-18) - The Marriage Law Source: Trove, National Library of Australia - https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236733508 Date retrieved: 2026-10-17 OCR text (uncorrected) follows. 18 Feb 1959 - THE MARRIAGE LAW Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 18 February 1959, page 4 THE MARRIAGE LAWJQ JAKARTA; The influential Indonesian women's organisation Ger-wani has called' upon Indonesian women to struggle for a democratic marriage law.Gerwani demands.that the Constituent Assembly provide in the Constitution for equal rights for women with men in political, economic, social and family life, and other spheres. The Indonesian Parliament is reported to begin discussion on the draft marriage law this February. It will also make decisions on questions concerning women's rights.