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Maputo Protocol 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards Announced, Voting Open
The 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards recognise those who have steered the arduous complexities of gender inequality in Africa in the hope that this will inspire others to make a difference. NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25, 2023/APO Group/ — The Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) (www.SOAWR.org) Coalition has launched the 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards to commemorate Africa Day and the 20th Anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol). Read the full Press Release here. Submit a nomination (available in French, Arabic and English) here Les
“It’s time for action” – Akufo-Addo on 20 Years of the Maputo Protocol
Source: Modern Ghana Published 23/02/2023 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Africa must be willing and able to uphold the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women. “It is time for action,” he echoed, saying the remaining member states yet to ratify the Maputo Protocol ought to do so, and submit their instruments of ratification to the AU Commission. “We should stand together
Sources of Peace for Women and Youth Rights holds a Symposium on the Maputo Protocol
SOAWR Member organisation, Sources of Peace Organisation (SPO) for Women and Youth Rights held a national symposium on the Maputo Protocol in Tripoli in November, 2022 with key delegates. Read a summary of the meeting and its action points in English and Arabic below. Read more | إقرأ المزيد Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp
SOAWR Steering Committee Meeting – Key Commitments
From the 22nd-24th of November 2022, SOAWR’s Steering Committee members met in Mombasa, Kenya, to take stock of the SOAWR Strategic Plan (2019-2024) and its implementation. Following dynamic reflections on how far the Coalition has come since its inception almost 20 years ago and how they would like to see it grow further, the members made individual commitments to support these endeavours. Bunmi, Anglophone West African Cluster Convenor I commit to partner with other members in the sub-region to advocate for the domestication, implementation and reporting on the Maputo Protocol. I commit to undertake initiatives for domestication and capacity strengthening
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Call to Action and Accountability to the African Union Member States
Download the Call to Action and Accountability (ENG) Télécharger A l’action et à la redevabilité (FR) Download SOAWR’s Press Statement – 30th November 2023 Télécharger Télécharger le communiqué de presse
South Sudan Ratified the Maputo Protocol – Now What?
Status of women’s and girls’ rights in South Sudan Women and girls in South Sudan face extreme challenges with limited rights to protection, participation and inclusion. As such, South Sudan
JOINT STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE “GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION FOR ACCESS TO SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION”
This 28 September 2023 marks the global day of action for access to safe and legal abortion. We, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) of