The traditional culture of Azande people affects widows not owning property left bytheir deceased husbands in Yambio and some parts of South Sudan, says Human Rights Defender in Gbudue State Governor’ Office.
Veronica Annie Michael says majority of women do know their rights to own property left to them by their deceased partners.
Annie says they have some community mobilizes in the court to help widows to defend their problems because some women report their cases to the office Gender and Social Welfare.
She discloses that they have trained some women to do awareness at the grassroots report cases of violence against women to the main office.
Suzie Samson says cultures do not allowed windows to stay in the house where husband died.
She says that when her husband was still alive they planned together to own land for their children for future but after death of her husband all things went apart.
Suzie Samson mentions all her own property, motorbike and land were grab by the relatives of her late husband.
She reveals that she was chased out with all her three children and it difficult to feed and care for the kids.
Suzie encourages her fellow widows, women and ladies to go back to school and let them be strong to face any challenges which may arise.
The Transitional Constitution of South Sudan allows women to have the right to own property and share in the estates of their deceased husbands together with any surviving legal heir of the deceased.