Paper short abstract:

There is a gross violation of Women rights in Igbo land. They are discriminated and humiliated in critical issues that affect their lives. This paper surveys this and its solution .

Paper long abstract:

There is a gross violation of Women rights in Igbo land. They are discriminated and humiliated in critical issues that affect their lives. Women are denied rights to inheritance of properties, succession to thrones and also precluded from membership of’ secret’ societies such as ‘Ekpe’ that make and enforce fundamental laws for the people . This happen in spite of the Provision of the Constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended ) in section 42 that makes provision to ‘’right to freedom from discrimination ‘’ by reasons of Sex , Religion or political opinion and the Convention for the elimination of all sorts of Discrimination Against women ( CEDAW 1979) . The situation is so grave that some state governments in Igbo land have made laws that abolished all kinds of discrimination against women in line with the doctrine of social justice. But such laws have not changed these abuses.

This paper surveys these state of affairs, why , the effects on the victims and the remedies .

KEY WORDS : Constitution , Discrimination , Equality , Social Justice , Human Rights .