region: Southern Africa
Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre contributes towards the consolidation of channels of free expression and other rights for the citizens by working with and building the capacity State and Non-state actors in areas of Human Rights, Gender and Governance among others.
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
The SOAWR Coalition is pleased to introduce our 8 new SOAWR Members! We are now a Coalition of 71 members working across 33 different African member states. To find out more about each of the organisations and their work to advance African women’s rights and the Maputo Protocol, see their member profiles: The National Association for the Defense of Rights and Freedoms (NADRF) The Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD) MPower! Islamic Development and Relief Agency (IDRA) Well Being Africa (WBA) Y-Peer Petri Sources of Peace Organization (SPO) La Journal Féministe Algérien (JFA) (The Algerian Feminist Journal) If
Well Being Africa (WBA) is a South African organisation that envisions African communities where people are healthy, empowered and thriving in maximising their potential. Its core values are engrained in integrity, service, empowerment, respect, and teamwork.
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
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), SOAWR Member Equality
