Zambia
Longwe v. Intercontinental Hotels, (1984)
Zambia High Court
Keywords: Discrimination-Gender/Sex
Brief Summary: The Intercontinental Hotel had a policy of refusing entrace to women unaccompanied by a male escort.
CEDAW: Longwe claimed that the hotel's actions violated the anti-discrimination provisions of the Zambian constitution as well as Articles 1, 2, and 3 of CEDAW. The court agreed, affirming Zambia's obligation to uphold the CEDAW treaty which Zambia ratified without reservation.