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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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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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EVERY CONTRIBUTION MATTERS – Toolkit on General Comment 6 of the Maputo Protocol

This is a toolkit on monetary and non-monetary contributions towards an equitable distribution of joint property in marriage and upon divorce under General Comment No. 6, Article 7(d) of the Maputo Protocol as adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Through plain language explanations, real-life examples, pictorial illustrations, and interactive learning elements, the toolkit seeks to: Promote awareness of women’s rights to property. Highlight the importance of both financial and non-financial contributions in marriage. Provide practical guidance and references for advocacy and legal action.  This toolkit is a collaborative effort between IGED-Africa, SOAWR, AFLN and Equality Now

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RAPPORT PARALLELE COMBINÉ (10e au 18e , 2006- 2024) AU RAPPORT PÉRIODIQUE DE L’ÉTAT TUNISIEN

RAPPORT PARALLELE COMBINÉ (10e au 18e , 2006- 2024) AU RAPPORT PÉRIODIQUE DE L’ÉTAT TUNISIEN SUR L’ÉTAT DE MISE EN ŒUVRE DU PROTOCOLE À LA CHARTE AFRICAINE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME ET DES PEUPLES RELATIF AUX DROITS DES FEMMES EN AFRIQUE Soumis par : KADIRAT et ATFD Télécharger le rapport parallèle Télécharger Le RESUME COMPARATIF Article par article

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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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