GA-00531 1955-12-29 relevance A public featured
Met de Constituante in zicht: Gerwani maakt wensen inzake huwelijksregeling bekend (Gerwani umumkan tuntutan UU perkawinan)
With the Constituent Assembly in sight: Gerwani announces demands on marriage regulation
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1955-12-29, p. 3): ahead of the Constituent Assembly, Gerwani's central board announces its marriage-law programme: abolish feudal, forced, child and purchase marriages and concubinage; equal rights for spouses; in principle ban polygamy, or if allowed on religious grounds regulate it by law (first wife's consent, at most two wives).
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (29-12-1955, hlm. 3): menjelang Konstituante, pengurus pusat Gerwani mengumumkan programnya soal undang-undang perkawinan: menghapus perkawinan feodal, paksa, anak dan jual-beli serta pergundikan; hak setara suami istri; pada prinsipnya melarang poligami, atau bila diizinkan atas dasar agama diatur undang-undang (persetujuan istri pertama, paling banyak dua istri).
“Gerwani wants polygamy prohibited in principle; if allowed on religious grounds, law must set conditions such as 'consent of the first wife, entering into marriage with no more than 2 wives' (p. 3).”
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