🚨 *Just families build just societies. It’s time for the law to reflect this truth!* From marriage and divorce to property rights, inheritance, child custody, and protection from violence, women and girls deserve legal systems that recognize their rights and protect their dignity. 🔍 *Overview of Family Law in the Greater Horn of Africa:* 🟢 Somalia & Somaliland: Key laws, including the Sexual Offences Bills, are blocked, leaving women without legal protection. 🟢 Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti & Uganda: Family law reforms exist, but deep-rooted discrimination against women still persists. 🟢 Ethiopia & Djibouti: Legal frameworks exist, but harmful cultural and religious norms still undermine women’s rights. *This #internationaldayoffamilies, join us as we call for:* ✅ Passage of gender-sensitive family laws ✅ Alignment of national family laws with international and national legal frameworks such as #cedaw and #maputoprotocol ✅ Public sensitization to shift harmful norms ✅ Gender transformative capacity development of legal institutions and inclusive law reform processes