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Mozambican Women Celebrate New Law
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(Wambui E. Karanja)– Mozambican women celebrate a new law that protects them from violence– On 11 July 2003, the heads of State and government of the African Union (AU) adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. The African Women’s Protocol seeks to promote and protect the rights of African women by reinforcing existing international human rights standards to address the continent’s specific violations of women’s rights. It commits state parties to combat all forms of discrimination against women through legislative, institutional and other measures. If there were a

Strategies for 2010- AU Year for Peace
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Greater women empowerment, training on gender issues, reform of legal systems and a sanction imposition are some of the strategies the Africa Union (AU) should adopt in 2010: the Year for Peace, according to gender experts meeting ahead of the AU summit. The AU has already designated 2010 as the Year for Peace and Security that will see increased implementation and action on United Nations Security Council resolutions 1325, 1820,1888 and 1889 that deal with the rights of women in conflict, post-conflict and peace building situations. ‘The AU needs to incorporate a gender advisor requirement for the negotiation process in

Evaluation of the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality
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Report findings from 18 African countries out of the 53, indicate that only 34 per cent of the member states have honoured the commitment of subsequent reporting on progress made in implementing the Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa (SDGEA) as required under article12. The report also indicates that although there has been progress made in institutionalising gender in government ministries, there is still lack of sufficient information on key programme executed. The report findings of an evaluation undertaken to monitor African governments reporting and performance in implementing the SDGEA was launched by Gender is my Agenda Campaign (GIMAC),
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International Women’s Day 2023: #DigitALL for the Maputo Protocol
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Today marks International Women’s Day, a day where the world pauses to take stock of women’s diverse achievements as well as the persisting patriarchal systems which undermine efforts to transform
“It’s time for action” – Akufo-Addo on 20 Years of the Maputo Protocol
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Source: Modern Ghana
BAOBAB’s Press Release on the 2023 Nigerian Election
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Nigerian SOAWR Member, BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, has published a press statement for immediate release on the upcoming February 25 2023 general and presidential elections. Download the Press Release
Sources of Peace for Women and Youth Rights holds a Symposium on the Maputo Protocol
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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