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11 Years of the Maputo Protocol: Women’s Progress and Challenges
SOAWR coalition organization and others are working to ensure that the Protocol remains on the agenda of policy makers and to urge all African leaders to safeguard the rights of women through its ratification and implementation. These organizations give visibility to both progress as well as violations of the rights enshrined therein.
Report on the Participation of the SOAWR Coalition in the AU Summit
This report provides a summary of SOAWR activities conducted during this African Union Summit and a reflection of the challenges, lessons learnt, and opportunities for future engagement. The SOAWR delegation comprised of representatives of Alliances for Africa (AfA), Oxfam, and the Inter-African Network for Women, Media, Gender and Development (FAMEDEV).
SOAWR Mapping Report of AU Protocol on Rights of Women
A study was conducted by SOAWR across the 22 African member states who have not ratified the AU Protocol on the Rights of Women, with strong emphasis on 10 focus countries with the aim of analyzing and mapping out country by country.
Summit Report on the participation of SOAWR in AU on June 2011 at Malabo
Report on the participation of the SOAWR Coalition in the activities of the 17th session of the Executive Council and 17th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The report was written by Equality Now and African Women’s and Development and communication Network(FEMNET).
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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
Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition 2024
Pour le français, voir ci-dessous. Register here Download Authorisation Form Since 2020, the SOAWR Coalition and Equality Now have hosted the Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition with the primary
Launch of the Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition, 3rd edition
THEME: Legal dilemmas of commercial surrogacy in Africa Date: 25th July 2024 Location: Virtual via Zoom Register for the webinar Download the Concept Note A. About the organizers Equality Now
#MaputoAt21
July 11, 2024 At the African Union meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003, the AU officially adopted the “Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights