COUNTRIES	Has National Plan of Action	Has Ratified the Optional Protocol	HDI Rank*		GDI Rank*		GEM Rank*		Has Discriminatory Laws in the Following Areas (Source: Equality Now)	A N D D E M A N D I N G A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y
			1995	1999	1995	1999	1995	1999
Bahrain	Yes		44	37	56	38
Brunei Darussalem	Yes			25		25
Iraq	Yes		106	125	78
Israel	Yes		21	23		23	47		MARITAL
Jordan	Yes		80	94			99	98	VIOLENCE
Kuwait	Yes		61	35	51	35	93	72	PERSONAL
Lebanon	Yes		101	69	65	66	103		VIOLENCE
Oman	Yes		91	89		85
Qatar	Yes		50	41	61	41
Saudi Arabia			76	78	81	78			PERSONAL
Syrian Arab Republic	Yes		78	111	72	95	81	81	VIOLENCE
United Arab Emirates	Yes		45	43	57	45	94	96
Yemen			137	148	117	128			MARITAL

(UNDP Human DeveiopMent Report, i995 & 1999)

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