GA-00651 1955-11-30 relevance A public
De Gerwani over het huwelijk: in principe moet polygamie worden verboden (Gerwani on marriage: polygamy should in principle be forbidden)
Gerwani on marriage: polygamy should in principle be forbidden
De Locomotief, 30 Nov 1955: Gerwani's central board announces its proposals for marriage regulation to the coming Constituante: marriage without coercion, free choice and equal rights; abolition of child, forced and purchase marriages and mistress-keeping; polygamy to be forbidden in principle, and if allowed on religious grounds subject to the first wife's consent (text breaks off).
De Locomotief, 30 Nov 1955: pengurus pusat Gerwani mengumumkan usulan pengaturan perkawinan bagi Konstituante mendatang: perkawinan tanpa paksaan, pilihan bebas dan hak setara; penghapusan kawin anak, kawin paksa, kawin beli dan pergundikan; poligami dilarang pada prinsipnya, dan bila diizinkan atas dasar agama harus dengan persetujuan istri pertama (teks terputus).
“"Child marriages, forced marriages and purchase marriages, as well as the keeping of a mistress, must be abolished. Polygamy, which gives the man the right to have more than one wife, must be forbidden."”
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- 1955-11-30
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