[新聞] 沙國將首度賦予女性參政權 - 中東

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標題: [新聞] 沙國將首度賦予女性參政權
時間: Mon Sep 26 00:30:47 2011

標題:沙國將首度賦予女性參政權

新聞來源: http://tinyurl.com/3wloxup 中央社

2011/09/25 22:17:39

（中央社利雅德25日綜合外電報導）

沙烏地阿拉伯國王阿布杜拉（Abdullah）今天裁示，賦予女性投票權及地方議會參選權。
預料長期鼓吹擴大沙國婦女權利的維權人士，將會大表歡迎。

除了角逐市議會選舉，女性未來也將有權加入諮議會（Shura Council）成為正式成員，
這等於滿足了沙國維權人士的1項主要訴求。

阿布杜拉今天在諮議會發表演說時表示：「我們不希望女性在社會上遭到邊緣化，因而歷
經商議後，決定將女性納入諮議會，就從下一屆開始。」

他並且說：「沙烏地婦女未來也可以參加市議會選舉，甚至擁有投票權。」

沙烏地女性若未獲得男性家屬准許，至今仍不能自由出外旅遊、工作或接受醫療手術。此
外，她們也不准開車。沙國維權人士因此長期奮戰，爭取賦予女性更大權利。

不過，這些改變都要等到29日的市議會選舉後才實施。這次選舉女性仍無投票權和參選權
。

（譯者：中央社楊樹根）

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標題：Saudi king: Women will be allowed to vote and run for office

新聞來源：http://tinyurl.com/3vh34cy CNN

By the CNN Wire Staff

September 25, 2011 -- Updated 1541 GMT (2341 HKT)

(CNN) -- Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to vote and run for office in
future municipal elections, King Abdullah announced Sunday.

In an address on Saudi state TV, the king said women will be allowed to
nominate candidates for the next set of municipal elections. Although he did
not use the word "vote," allowing women to take part in the nomination
process would amount to voting within Saudi Arabia's system.

The country is holding municipal elections Thursday for the only the second
time in nearly 50 years. The changes the king announced would go into effect
for the next set of elections -- and it is unclear when those might take
place.

Saudi women's rights activist Wajeha Al-Huwaider called the announcement
"great news."

"Women's voices will be heard finally," she said. "Now it's time to remove
other barriers like not allowing women to drive cars and not being able to
function and live a normal life without a male guardian."

King Abdullah's announcement followed increasing pressure on Saudi Arabia to
allow women to vote.

"Since we reject to marginalize the role of women in the Saudi society, in
every field of works, according to the (Islamic) Sharia guidelines, and after
consultations with many of our scholars, especially those in the senior
scholars council, and others, who have expressed the preference for this
orientation, and supported this trend, we have decided the following," the
king said, according to an English translation of his remarks released by the
Saudi government.

First, he announced, women will be allowed to participate in the Shura
council, the Consultative Council appointed by the king.

The U.S. State Department says there are already some women on the 150-member
Consultative Council. In 2010, "the number of female advisers on the
Consultative Council increased from 10 to 13," the U.S. State Department said
in its human rights report on Saudi Arabia, citing "local sources."

The king also announced Sunday that, "As of the next session, women will have
the right to nominate themselves for membership of Municipal Councils, and
also have the right to participate in the nomination of candidates with the
Islamic guidelines."

Elections for those councils were held in 2005 for the first time since 1963.
Only men were eligible to vote, the U.S. State Department says.

Another set of elections was scheduled for 2009 but was delayed repeatedly --
ultimately being scheduled for this week.

Earlier this year, Saudi women activists wrote the government requesting that
women be allowed to vote and be candidates in the municipal elections,
according to the U.S. Library of Congress.

Saudi Arabia's "Minister of Municipality and Rural Affairs declared that
Saudi women will not be able to either run or vote in this election," the
Library of Congress reported on its blog. "According to news reports, the
Minister stated that the ban on women's participation is due to the lack of
segregated voting facilities."

When election centers opened in April for voters to register, some groups of
women turned up and were turned away. It was one of the first public acts of
the "Saudi Women Revolution," a movement set up to campaign for the end of
Saudi Arabia's discriminatory laws.

CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom and Josh Levs contributed to this report.

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標題：阿拉伯之春／沙國王宣布女性將有參政權

新聞來源：http://tinyurl.com/3depk7l　自由時報

〔國際新聞中心／綜合報導〕

阿拉伯之春持續發酵！極端保守的沙烏地阿拉伯國王阿不都拉二十五日宣布，將賦予女性
投票權及市級地方議會參選權，未來也有權加入諮議會（Shura Council），成為正式成
員，滿足沙國維權人士的主要訴求之一，這項歷史創舉，料將受到長期鼓吹擴大沙國婦女
權利的維權團體歡迎。

除角逐市議會選舉，阿不都拉在諮議會發表演說時還表示，不希望女性在社會上被邊緣化
，因而歷經商議後，決定將女性納入諮議會，「就從下一屆開始」，「沙烏地婦女未來也
可以參加市議會選舉，甚至擁有投票權。」市級選舉是沙國唯一的公眾投票選舉。

沙國伊斯蘭教是極端保守的遜尼派瓦哈比教義，沙國女性若未獲得男性家屬准許，迄今仍
不能自由出外旅遊、工作或接受醫療手術。此外，她們也不准開車。沙國維權人士因此長
期奮戰，爭取賦予女性更大權利。

不過，這些改變都要等到二十九日的市議會選舉後才會實施，本次選舉女性仍無投票權和
參選權。

在許多伊斯蘭或阿拉伯國家，女性在教育、就業、參政方面受到歧視。除沙國外，科威特
、阿拉伯聯合大公國也是直到最近才賦予女性投票權。在黎巴嫩，女性必須接受小學教育
才能行使投票權。根據聯合國調查的二○一○年世界男女不平等指數，摩洛哥（一○四名
）、埃及（一○八名）、沙國（一二八名）和葉門（一三八名）等阿拉伯國家都敬陪末座
。

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標題：沙國大改革 婦女可參政投票

新聞來源：http://tinyurl.com/42kwpwk　聯合新聞網

2011.09.26 07:53 am

【聯合報╱編譯田思怡／報導】

在「阿拉伯之春」民主運動的壓力下，保守的沙烏地阿拉伯終於邁開改革步伐，沙國國王
阿布杜拉25日宣布，將給予婦女在縣市地方選舉的投票權和參選權。
阿布杜拉在諮詢委員會（Shura Council）展開新任期時宣布此重大政策，他並表示，女
性也可任命為諮詢委員會委員。諮詢委員會負責審查法案，但不具約束力。

沙國29日舉行縣市地方選舉，婦女將在這次選舉後獲得投票權和參選權。這個保守的伊斯
蘭王國只舉辦縣市地方選舉，今年是沙國史上第二次，有5000多名男性候選人，將選出縣
市議會的半數席次，另外半數由官方指派。下次選舉在4年後。

婦女權利被視為沙國社會和政治改革的試金石，給予婦女參政權，獲得沙國婦權人士歡迎
，為沙國婦權的重大進展。沙國執行嚴格版本的伊斯蘭律法，將男女隔離，婦女日常生活
受到限制，不准開車，出國、工作或接受某些手術，都必須獲得男性親人許可，出國也要
有男性陪伴。

阿布杜拉說：「我們拒絕讓婦女在符合伊斯蘭律法的社會角色中被邊緣化，在與資深教士
和其他人士商議之後，我們決定，讓婦女成為諮詢委員會委員，從下一任期開始。」

他說：「婦女將可成為縣市選舉候選人，甚至有投票權。」

沙國婦權運動作家瓦吉哈．阿胡韋德說：「這是大好消息。婦女的聲音終於被聽到了。現
在該是除去其他約束的時候，例如不准婦女開車，或若是沒有男性護衛，就不能過正常生
活。」

阿布杜拉長期推動謹慎的改革，但保守教士和執政家族的資深成員反對任何小改革，自由
化的進展緩慢。

自年初以來，在社交網站串聯下，北非和中東的民眾抗爭風起雲湧，但沙國的示威活動只
限於什葉派少數族群的家鄉東省。

圖／http://tinyurl.com/3zk5q6p　沙烏地阿拉伯國王宣布，沙國婦女將獲得縣市地方選
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　舉投票權和參選權。圖為包住全身只露出眼睛的沙國
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　婦女。（美聯社）

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