issue: African Union

Press Release: SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE AFRICAN UNION (AU)

Download English Press Release The Solidarity for African Women’s Rights is a coalition of over 70 civil society organizations working across 33 countries. SOAWR works to ensure that the rights of girls and women as articulated in the Protocol to the African Charter on  Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (“the Maputo  Protocol”) are prioritized by policymakers on the African continent.  On the heels of celebrating two decades of promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls in Africa, we are dismayed to learn of the alleged sexual harassment of the Bilingual Secretary of

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JOINT STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION FOR ACCESS TO SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION

Graphic by SAAF Fund 28 September 2024 marks the Global Day of Action for access to safe and legal abortion. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), through its Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA), in partnership with the undersigned Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) under the banner of the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition, reaffirm our unwavering dedication to safeguarding women’s rights to access safe and legal abortion. An array of global geopolitical, socio-economic, and public health challenges has defined 2024. From ongoing conflicts in the Middle East to wars in Russia and

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CSO Guide: Engaging AU Member States on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Download the Guide (ENG) Background to the Guide The adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) on 11 July 2003 marked an important milestone in the promotion and protection of women’s rights in Africa. The Maputo Protocol was a fruit of many years of activism and advocacy by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), with women’s rights organizations at the forefront. With the adoption of the Protocol, CSOs around the continent formed the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) to coordinate their advocacy efforts aimed at ensuring

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