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Guide and Guidelines for Women Human Rights Defenders
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.
SOAWR 2021 Journal
The SOAWR Coalition is pleased to present the second edition of our annual Journal, summarising the challenges and gains of the SOAWR Coalition and its member organisations, the Maputo Protocol and African women’s rights in 2021. Further, read about SOAWR’s sub-grantees activities and the 2022 beneficiaries. Read the Journal You can also read our 2020 Journal here. Share on facebook
Aural Versions of the Maputo Protocol
To increase accessibility, thanks to SOAWR Member, RFLD, the Maputo Protocol can be listened to in the following languages: Goun/Gun-Gbe Haoussa/Hausa Yorouba Zarma
Policy Brief: REVISITING SOUTH AFRICA’S RESERVATIONS TO THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL
This policy brief makes a case for South Africa to lift its reservations to the Maputo Protocol. South Africa, together with other African Union Members, committed to the universal ratification, full domestication and implementation of the Maputo Protocol by 2020.
SOAWR 2020 Journal
“The Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition is pleased to share some of our memorable moments from 2020. With the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, organizations had to repurpose their interventions and adapt to the “new ways” of working that were necessitated by the constraints imposed by the Pandemic. Indeed, many organizations had to redefine, adapt and even restructure
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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