HelpAge International
HelpAge International is the secretariat to a global network of more than 170 organisations across 91 countries working to promote the right of all older people to lead dignified, healthy, and secure lives.
issue: Widows, including their inheritance rights
HelpAge International is the secretariat to a global network of more than 170 organisations across 91 countries working to promote the right of all older people to lead dignified, healthy, and secure lives.
One of the world’s most comprehensive and progressive women’s human rights instruments, the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) was adopted by Heads of State and Government in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003. To commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol, the SOAWR Coalition is celebrating 19 reasons why the Protocol benefits the diversity of African women and girls, their lived realities, communities and governments. Go to: 1. African Union Member States Whilst the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights provides a foundational framework for domesticating human rights
In the 80th session of the CEDAW Committee, the Association of the Egyptian Female Lawyers (AEFL) gave an oral statement at the public informal meeting which was held for NGOs to give their oral statements. In its statement AEFL agrees with CEDAW Committee in regard to calling the Egyptian government to provide equal opportunities for women in labor market according to article 11 of the convention. So to achieve this purpose, AEFL urges the Egyptian government to take effective measures in labor market to reduce professional parting and fill gender gap in regard to salaries. Also AEFL calls the Egyptian government to protect
Le Collectif des Associations et ONGs Féminines du Burundi (CAFOB)est une organisation non gouvernementale à but non lucratif composée de 63 associations agissant dans différents secteurs du développement. CAFOB est également active dans le travail avec les réfugiés et les déplacés internes. CAFOB envisage un Burundi pacifique et prospère qui respecte les droits de l’homme et où les femmes ont les mêmes opportunités que les hommes et décident ensemble de l’avenir du pays.
CAFOB is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation composed of 63 associations acting in different sectors of development. CAFOB is also active in working with refugees and IDPs. CAFOB envisions a peaceful and prosperous Burundi which respects human rights and where women have the same opportunities as men and decide together for the future of the country.
Welcome to All Things Maputo Protocol – a podcast by the SOAWR Coalition. Join us in the second episode of our first series for the month of March, as we explore
Welcome to All Things Maputo Protocol – a podcast by the SOAWR Coalition. Join us in our first series for the month of March, as we explore the International Women’s Day
1st December, 2023 The Republic of Botswana has ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (better known as
Download the Call to Action and Accountability (ENG) Télécharger A l’action et à la redevabilité (FR) Download SOAWR’s Press Statement – 30th November 2023 Télécharger Télécharger le communiqué de presse