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Record 1 2011-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology of Women
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

In southern Zambia, women have called for the end of lobola (bride price) because “the payment of a lot of money to the women's parents resulted in women being enslaved by their husbands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Sociologie des femmes
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

Dans le sud de la Zambie, les femmes ont réclamé l'abolition de la pratique du lobola (versement d'une dot) parce que le paiement d'un montant d'argent à la famille de l'épouse sert de prétexte à l'époux pour traiter sa femme comme une esclave.

Spanish

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