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 (ACHPR) on behalf of the Coalition.
Five key concerns and calls to action were raised regarding:
- The Status of Ratification of the Maputo Protocol
- Widows’ Rights under Article 21 of the Maputo Protocol
- Repealing of Progressive Laws Aiming to Address Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria
- Rejection of the Repeal of the Women’s (Amendment) Act of 2015 in The Gambia
- Compliance with reporting obligations
We call upon the African Commission to continue urging Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, and Sudan to ratify the Protocol. We further call upon the African Commission to urge Member States who have placed reservations on the Protocol to forthwith lift the reservations to ensure that African women fully benefit from all the rights enshrined in the Protocol.
Thank you to the Alliances for Africa team for coordinating and presenting this powerful and timely statement.
About
Alliances for Africa
Alliances for Africa is an international African-led non-governmental human rights, peace, and sustainable development organization. AfA works with partners in, around, and beyond the continent of Africa. Alliances for Africa is a member of the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition (SOAWR).