Tunisia is leading the way on women's rights in the Middle East

Tunisia is the first country in the region to withdraw reservations to the UN convention granting equal rights to men and women

Protesters from Tunisia's marginalised rural heartlands march in central Tunis during the uprising.

Last December, Tunisians rose up against their dictator, triggering a political earthquake that has sent shockwaves through most of the Middle East and north Africa. Now, Tunisia is leading the way once again – this time on the vexed issue of gender equality.

It has become the first country in the region to withdraw all its specific reservations regarding Cedaw – the international convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.

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