Haki Nawiri Afrika
Haki Nawiri Afrika is an initiative formed by Kenya based activists in collaboration with university students from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
issue: Right to sustainable development, including the right to property; access to land and credit
Why the Maputo Protocol Benefits Everyone: #MaputoProtocolAt19
One of the world’s most comprehensive and progressive women’s human rights instruments, the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) was adopted by Heads of State and Government in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 July 2003. To commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol, the SOAWR Coalition is celebrating 19 reasons why the Protocol benefits the diversity of African women and girls, their lived realities, communities and governments. Go to: 1. African Union Member States Whilst the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights provides a foundational framework for domesticating human rights
Y-PEER PETRI Morocco
Y-PEER PETRI Morocco is a youth-to-youth initiative launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and established in Morocco since 2006. Y-PEER PETRI Maroc est une initiative de jeunesse à jeunesse lancée par le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population (FNUAP) et créée au Maroc depuis 2006.
The Association of the Egyptian Female Lawyers gives an oral statement at the 80th session of CEDAW Committee
In the 80th session of the CEDAW Committee, the Association of the Egyptian Female Lawyers (AEFL) gave an oral statement at the public informal meeting which was held for NGOs to give their oral statements. In its statement AEFL agrees with CEDAW Committee in regard to calling the Egyptian government to provide equal opportunities for women in labor market according to article 11 of the convention. So to achieve this purpose, AEFL urges the Egyptian government to take effective measures in labor market to reduce professional parting and fill gender gap in regard to salaries. Also AEFL calls the Egyptian government to protect
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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
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
SOAWR Communiqué on the AU-CEVAWG
This communiqué outlines the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition’s position on the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls. For further information or any enquiries,
SOAWR’s Statement at the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
This statement by Alliances for Africa (Observer Status Number 235) on behalf of the SOAWR Coalition was prepared in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30th September 2025 and read at the 85th