SOAWR Statement – ACHPR 79th Ordinary Session

This statement was given by Alliances for Africa (AfA) on behalf of the SOAWR Coalition at the 79th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).

Five major issues were raised:

1. The Status of Ratification of the Maputo Protocol
2. Impact of Climate Change on African Women
3. Heightened Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
4. Call on the New Government of Senegal to ensure substantive inclusion of women
5. Pushback against gains made in ending FGM in The Gambia