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Interview with Anna Henga
Interview with Anna Henga, Programme Coordinator, Tanzanian Legal and Human Rights Centre
FEMNET launches book on FOI and women’s rights
The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), a pan-African network working to promote women’s human rights in Africa launched, on 24/10/2010, a book on the freedom of information (FOI) and women’s rights in Africa at the third and final day of the African Union (AU) pre-summit on gender in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The chairperson of FEMENT Mama Koite Doumbia
Interview with Ms Faiza Mohamed
In 2003, the Africa Union (AU) adopted the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. Today, only 27 countries have ratified. It is only Rwanda, to the best of my knowledge, that has done a comprehensive review of its laws to {{to make them compatible with the AU women’s protocol.
African Women’s Decade 2010-2020
Read SOAWR’s policy briefing ‘How States can deliver on the AU Declaration for an African Women’s Decade 2010-2020’ for African delegations attending the AU Ministerial Conference of Gender Ministers and the 8th African Regional Conference on Women to review 15 years of the Beijing Platform of Action.
Women’s Rights Litigation and the Maputo Protocol
The challenge of access to justice features prominently where rights of women are concerned. Though national and international legislative framework may offer protection to women’s rights, there may be failure in the legislation to recognize structural inequalities that place women at less than equal footing with men.
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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
Uganda Feminist Forum calls for an end to intimidation and violence against Ugandans
July 2, 2026 “A Nation that Silences its Bravest Daughters Betrays its Future.” The SOAWR Coalition stands in solidarity with our sisters and partners in Uganda. We are extremely concerned
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