They then prepare their traditional costumes including bead necklaces, anklets, skirts and a sash. They then dress up in their skirts and sash with their bosom exposed, as their customs stipulate. The maidens display culture and tradition as they sing and dance for the King who chooses a new wife at the end of the ceremony.
Swati men showing honor to the Timbalis reeddance iloveswaziland pic. He currently has 15 wives and 30 children compared to his father who left behind 70 wives and children. Welcome to Africanews Please select your experience. Swaziland: A kingdom in crisis. King Mswati III, centre, has ruled the country since The headache of changing a country's name Africa Live: More on this and other African news Swaziland: A kingdom in crisis.
Lesser-known facts about Swaziland. The name change was announced at the country's joint independence and monarch's birthday celebrations. You may also be interested in:.
Forgot password? Email this document Printable version. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Search Refworld. Clear Search. Advanced Search Search Tips. The constitution provides for equality before the law, but also places the king above the law. In , the then Swaziland Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi issued a directive which protected the king from any civil law suits, after Swazi villagers claimed police had seized their cattle to add to the king's herd.
Swaziland's dual legal system where both Roman Dutch common law and Swazi customary law operate side by side, has resulted in conflicts leading to numerous violations of women's rights, despite constitutionally guaranteed equality. In practice, women, especially those living in rural areas under traditional leaders and governed by highly patriarchal Swazi law and custom, are often subjected to discrimination and harmful practices.
The government has yet to enact the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Bill developed in to protect women's rights. Neither has the government amended the Girls' and Women Protection Act, concerned with sexual abuse of girls under 16, but excludes marital rape. Violence against women is endemic. Survivors of gender-based violence have few avenues for help as both formal and customary justice processes discriminate against them.
Civil society activists have criticized the widely held view among traditional authorities that human rights and equal rights for women are foreign values that should be subordinated to Swazi culture and tradition. Swaziland's poor and deteriorating human rights record could weaken further the regional body's ability to press for human rights improvements across southern Africa.
In May , Swaziland accepted of recommendations made by council member states to improve the human rights environment in the country. Authorities committed to improve protections of freedom of expression and association, and to take action to end child marriage.
Swaziland rejected recommendations to end the death penalty and on the protection of migrant workers.
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