Welcome to the SOAWR Resistance Hub!
Here, you can find resources on resisting the backlash against African women’s rights and the African human rights system more broadly.
We have a variety of English and French advocacy and information resources developed by SOAWR member organisations and allies, as well as relevant media pieces. SOAWR’s work continues to be grounded in seeking universal implementation of the Maputo Protocol.
This Hub continues to be updated regularly. If you would like to share any additional resources to be featured here, we’d love to hear from you! You can get in touch via email: [email protected]
Resistance Resources
Resisting the Draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values
Quick Information Sheets
These information sheets were developed by SOAWR member organisation Make Every Woman Count, with support from Akina Mama wa Afrika and Equality Now Africa.
Legal Analysis
This legal analysis of the Draft African Charter on Family, Values and Sovereignty was developed by the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) and provides an evidence-based, article-by-article assessment grounded in binding African and international human rights law.
Policy Brief
This policy brief was developed by Afya na Haki and provides practitioners in reproductive justice, public health law, and civil society advocacy with an analysis of the Draft African Charter on the Protection of the Family, Sovereignty, and Values. It identifies three structural legal weaknesses, explains why those weaknesses do not eliminate the policy threat, maps the threat pathways through seven analytical diagrams, and sets out targeted strategic responses.
Video Explainer
This video was developed by the Youth Empowerment Movement Kenya (YEM Kenya)
Sovereign Africa Campaign
The Sovereign Africa campaign reimagines African sovereignty through culture, memory & possibility.
Follow along on Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp. You can also get involved in this campaign by contacting [email protected]
Media Coverage
