One example is the law in Israel, where a woman is not able to get a divorce unless her husband consents to giving her one, and the courts are not able to force the husband to give her a divorce, or legally give the woman a divorce, without the husband's consent. Another place, in Algeria, for example, a husband is allowed to divorce his wife at will, whereas the wife, there are only certain conditions on which she can get a divorce. The woman's treatment within a marriage is also touched upon in another section of the report, on violence. So unless there's grievous hurt, a man is allowed to beat his wife in these countries. So marital rape is not recognized.
Same thing happens in many other countries.
Similarly, we have the same sort of law in Morocco, and in Syria. So men are allowed to kill wives or female relatives, when they are caught in these acts, and the state will not punish the offenders. After the publication of the report, 'Equality Now' says, steps have been taken in Jordan to revoke this law. Another category of laws in the report concerns issues of personal status. Kuwait is pointed out as the only country, where women still do not have the right to vote, though a decree by the Emir of Kuwait, allowing them to do so, is awaiting approval by the National Assembly.