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To mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (commonly referred to as “the Maputo Protocol”), the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition (SOAWR), Equality Now and Make Every Woman Count (MEWC) have prepared this Progress Report “20 Years of the Maputo Protocol: Where Are We Now?”
This publication acts as an information resource and sets out the legal and policy framework that guarantees the rights of women human rights defenders and establishes obligations to respect, promote and fulfil these rights by African States.
This Guide provides step-by-step guidance for using the Protocol at local, national, and regional levels. It explains how to bring women’s rights abuses that violate the Protocol before domestic courts and regional justice mechanisms like the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and analyzes key cases related to women’s rights decided by the African Commission.
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,
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
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
Following the SOAWR Coalition’s ratification and advocacy mission on the 25th of June 2025, the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) deposited the instrument of ratification for the Maputo Protocol on the 29th of July 2025, making CAR the 46th African Union member state to do so.
