PEOPLE OPPOSING WOMEN’S ABUSE (POWA)
People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) is a South African organisation working towards the elimination of violence against women and children through frontline services, lobbying, advocacy and research.
issue: Sexual harassment
NAFGEM TANZANIA
The Network Against Female Genital Mutilation (NAFGEM) is a non-governmental organization registered in Tanzania with 110 individual members. Since its inception in late 1998, NAFGEM has worked to eliminate of harmful traditional practices affecting girls and women, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other types of gender based violence.
FORUM MULHER
Forum Mulher é um Fórum da Rede Mulher que trabalha pelos direitos das mulheres moçambicanas. O Forum Mulher trata de questões de género e desenvolvimento, advocacia e lobbying, assim como trabalho de educação e informação. O Forum Mulher tem o seu escritório principal em Maputo.
Forum Mulher (Women’s Forum) is a Women’s Network Forum that works for the rights of Mozambican women. Forum Mulher deals with gender and development issues, advocacy and lobbying, as well as education and information work. Forum Mulher has its main office in Maputo.
EQUALITY NOW – AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE
Founded in 1992, Equality Now is an organization that advocates for the human rights of women and girls around the world by raising international visibility of individual cases of abuse, mobilizing public support through our global membership, and wielding strategic political pressure to ensure that governments enact or enforce laws and policies that uphold the rights of women and girls.
Fondée en 1992, Equality Now est une organisation qui défend les droits humains des femmes et des filles dans le monde entier en augmentant la visibilité internationale des cas individuels d’abus, en mobilisant le soutien du public par le biais de nos membres dans le monde entier, et en exerçant une pression politique stratégique pour s’assurer que les gouvernements adoptent ou appliquent des lois et des politiques qui défendent les droits des femmes et des filles.
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SOAWR Statement to the ACHPR 81st Ordinary Session
Download the Full Statement 19th October, 2024 SOAWR Member Alliances for Africa (AfA) presented a statement at the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
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
Call to Action and Accountability to: The African Union Member States
(ENG) Download Call to Action and Accountability (FR) Télécharger l’appel à l’action et à la responsabilité (العربية) تنزيل دعوة للعمل والمساءلة
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