issue: Access to justice, including legal aid and the training of law enforcement officials
The Vision of GLIHD is to see the great lakes region where human rights are fairly respected and enjoyed. Based in Rwanda, their mission is to contribute to the respect promotion and fulfilment of the rights of individuals and groups inline with international human rights framework and obligations of member states.
ICJ Kenya’s overall aim is to promote the rule of law, champion democratic governance, advance justice, and safeguard human rights, thereby enabling people to live in dignity and harmoniously coexist with each other and their environment. We recognise that this ambition is often inhibited by weak regulatory and institutional frameworks, poor leadership, exclusion, capacity constraints, and retrogressive norms.
Litigating the Maputo Protocol: A Compendium of Strategies and Approaches on Defending the Rights of Women and Girls in Africa is a testament to the continuation of the work of advocates for the rights of women and girls in Africa and their innovative approaches when it comes to the implementation of this treaty at the national level. The papers contained in this Compendium highlight the rightful place of litigation in holding states accountable for the commitments they made under the Maputo Protocol, as well as other regional, continental and international human rights treaties with provisions aimed at promoting and protecting
In 1999, and based on her professional background, the wife of the then head of state, Hon. Justice Fati L. Abubakar established the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative, (WRAPA). The organisation seeks to advance and protect the rights of women as provided by national laws and policies, regional and international treaties and agreement through an integrated approach that entrenches respect for the human dignity of the woman as well as her inclusion in decisions that affect her life and the development of her community.
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
Source: Modern Ghana
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
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
