issue: Access to justice, including legal aid and the training of law enforcement officials
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
In 1999, and based on her professional background, the wife of the then head of state, Hon. Justice Fati L. Abubakar established the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative, (WRAPA). The organisation seeks to advance and protect the rights of women as provided by national laws and policies, regional and international treaties and agreement through an integrated approach that entrenches respect for the human dignity of the woman as well as her inclusion in decisions that affect her life and the development of her community.
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) is a vast pan-African network of non-governmental organizations for the rights of women and individuals created in 1990 with headquarters in Lomé, Togo. It is dedicated to promote and strengthen strategies that link the right to development in order to increase the participation and influence of women at all levels for the emergence of a culture of exercise and respect for women’s rights in Africa.
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
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
(ENG) Download Call to Action and Accountability (FR) Télécharger l’appel à l’action et à la responsabilité (العربية) تنزيل دعوة للعمل والمساءلة
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
