Tag: Women’s Rights

20 for 20 Solidarity Awards: Leading women’s rights activists honoured for their groundbreaking work advancing women’s rights in Africa

KENYA, Nairobi, July 21, 2023 The 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards ceremony took place on July 11, 2023, honouring five outstanding women’s rights activists and four leading civil society organisations for their remarkable efforts in advocating for the ratification and implementation of the Maputo Protocol, the groundbreaking legal framework adopted on July 11, 2003, by the African Union (AU) to address specific challenges faced by women and girls across Africa. The gala event was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, by  Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition (SOAWR) with international women’s rights organisation Equality Now to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the

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“It’s time for action” – Akufo-Addo on 20 Years of the Maputo Protocol

Source: Modern Ghana                                                                              Published 23/02/2023 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Africa must be willing and able to uphold the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women. “It is time for action,” he echoed, saying the remaining member states yet to ratify the Maputo Protocol ought to do so, and submit their instruments of ratification to the AU Commission. “We should stand together

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