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Resistance Hub

Welcome to the SOAWR Resistance Hub!  Here, you can find resources on resisting the backlash against African women’s rights and the African human rights system more broadly. We have a variety of English and French advocacy and information resources developed by SOAWR member organisations and allies, as well as relevant media pieces. SOAWR’s work continues to be grounded in seeking universal implementation of the Maputo Protocol. This Hub continues to be updated regularly. If you would like to share any additional resources to be featured here, we’d love to hear from you! You can get in touch via email: [email protected]

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#MaputoAt23: Keep the Fire Burning 🔥

Today, 11 July 2026, marks 23 years since African governments made a promise to the women and girls of this continent. On this day in 2003, the African Union adopted the Maputo Protocol, the most comprehensive and progressive legal instrument for women’s human rights in the world. Twenty-three years on, the SOAWR Coalition and its 77 member organisations are here to say: the flame is still burning, and we intend to keep it that way.  The Maputo Protocol was born from African women’s recognition that existing international frameworks, including CEDAW, did not fully speak to their lived realities. It was

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Uganda Feminist Forum calls for an end to intimidation and violence against Ugandans

July 2, 2026 “A Nation that Silences its Bravest Daughters Betrays its Future.” The SOAWR Coalition stands in solidarity with our sisters and partners in Uganda. We are extremely concerned by the raiding of our member organisation’s offices; the continued political persecution, arbitrary detention, and imprisonment of women; and the attempts to silence media networks. We echo the seven calls for action as shared by Uganda Feminist Forum. Read the Full Statement Share: Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp X

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SOAWR’s Statement at the 87th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR

See SOAWR’s full statement as read on May 12th, 2026 at the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia. Read the Full Statement The Statement covers six key areas for attention: A Call for the Universal Ratification of the Maputo Protocol Strengthening Implementation of the Maputo Protocol through the Withdrawal of Reservations on Some Provisions of the Maputo Protocol Persistent Non-Compliance with the Two-Thirds Gender Principle in Kenya Nigeria’s Compliance with the Maputo Protocol on Women’s and Girls’ Rights Concerns Over Senegal’s Amended Article 319 and Human Rights Compliance Ending Conflict-Related

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SOAWR at CSW70

We are delighted to invite you to join the SOAWR Coalition and our member organisations at the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New

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