issue: Access to justice, including legal aid and the training of law enforcement officials
The Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre to end violence against women (Tshwaranang) is a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO) that was established in 1996 in South Africa to promote and defend the rights of women to be free from violence and to have access to quality effective services.
The Vision of GLIHD is to see the great lakes region where human rights are fairly respected and enjoyed. Based in Rwanda, their mission is to contribute to the respect promotion and fulfilment of the rights of individuals and groups inline with international human rights framework and obligations of member states.
ICJ Kenya’s overall aim is to promote the rule of law, champion democratic governance, advance justice, and safeguard human rights, thereby enabling people to live in dignity and harmoniously coexist with each other and their environment. We recognise that this ambition is often inhibited by weak regulatory and institutional frameworks, poor leadership, exclusion, capacity constraints, and retrogressive norms.
Litigating the Maputo Protocol: A Compendium of Strategies and Approaches on Defending the Rights of Women and Girls in Africa is a testament to the continuation of the work of advocates for the rights of women and girls in Africa and their innovative approaches when it comes to the implementation of this treaty at the national level. The papers contained in this Compendium highlight the rightful place of litigation in holding states accountable for the commitments they made under the Maputo Protocol, as well as other regional, continental and international human rights treaties with provisions aimed at promoting and protecting
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
