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Arabic – Unpacking the Maputo Protocol: A Toolkit for Young Changemakers
Exciting new SOAWR resource coming March 2025
Le Protocole de Maputo décrypté : une boîte à outils pour les jeunes acteurs du changement
Exciting new SOAWR resource coming March 2025
Maputo Protocol Unpacked: A Toolkit for Young Change-makers
This toolkit on the Maputo Protocol is designed to help young Africans understand and engage with the most powerful legal instrument for women’s rights on the continent. It unpacks 10 key areas of the Protocol according to issues most pressing for Africa’s younger populations. Each topic is explored through factsheets that answer FAQs and envision a future where the Protocol is fully implemented, and through shareable content for your advocacy, such as TikTok videos and infographics.
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
SOAWR Journal 2023 – 4th Edition
Our 4th edition of the SOAWR Journal features a collection of various moments from 2023 and our continued spirited fight for the rights of women and girls. In 2023 we were able to celebrate twenty years of one of the world’s progressive women’s rights treaties and publish a report that provides an overview of where we are 20 years later.
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SOAWR has partnered with UN Women to #ACTtoEndViolence Against Women
Exciting news! We’re pleased to announce that SOAWR has with UN Women handle under the #ACTtoEndViolence Against Women programme. ACT is a new game-changing commitment between the European Commission and
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