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By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, April 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mali’s failure to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) is being challenged in West Africa’s highest court by rights groups, who accused the country on Monday of failing to protect girls and women from “a grave and systematic violation.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Malis failure to ban FGM challenged in West Africas top court Back to video Nine out of 10 women and gi...

Rape victims denied justice in Ghana by costly medical fees Reuters"> By Reuters - 07 August 2020 - 11:22 Rape victims are denied justice because of costly medical bills Image: 123RF/Andreypopov Reporting rape is traumatic for anyone, but having to pay two months wages to complete the medical form prevents many in Ghana from seeking justice, said a leading actress whose campaign to waive fees has reached the presidential palace. British-Ghanaian actress Ama K. Abebre...

April 9 - 2021 KHARTOUM Women march in Khartoum to protest against gender-based discrimination and to demand legal reforms (social media) A number of women groups marched to the Ministries of Justice and Interior Affairs and the office of the Public Prosecution in downtown Khartoum yesterday to demand the abolition of laws that discriminate on the basis of gender. A driver attacked and assaulted the protesters, leaving one injured. Hundreds of women participated in the ...

Human Rights Committee raises concerns about past and upcoming elections in dialogue with Kenya Format Gender-based Discrimination, Anti-corruption Measures Also Among Issues Broached The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth report of Kenya on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts inquired about measures taken to address the gaps in laws and practices governing elections, particularly the concern...

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In Kenya, women bear the brunt as mechanisation wipes out tea sector jobs Workers pick tea leaves on a Unilever tea plantation in Kericho, Kenya. (Alamy/Jake Lyell ) (Alamy/Jake Lyell ) On a cool Tuesday evening in Kapkugerwet village in Kenya’s Kericho County, Lucy Cheres puts a tea basket on her hunched back and heads out to the small tea farm in front of her house. There, she starts plucking tea leaves for the next day’s sale. It is an art she has perfected after 15 years of working as a...

One of the agenda items was to elect six new members of the AU Commission. The Commission is the AU’s secretariat, which carries out its day-to-day operations. These are the first commissioner elections since the Union’s reform process began in 2017. The reform process was deemed urgent and necessary given the role the AU is expected to play in achieving Africa’s Agenda 2063. In 2021, the number of Commissioners was reduced from eight to six. The six will “focus on fewer priority areas...

International IDEA has, together with six of its partners, formed a Gender consortium on "Enhancing the Participation of Women in Political Participation in Africa". This undertaking, which is funded by the Embassy of Sweden to Ethiopia, is a three-year project with an overall goal of increasing the political participation and representation of women in Africa in line with the Maputo Protocol of 2003, various associated sub-regional protocols and standards and the Sustainable Development Goals...

Share: February 03, 2021 At the 33rd Session of the Assembly, held in February 2020, the Heads of State and Government stressed the importance of Culture, Arts and Heritage in the achievement of the African Union Agenda 2063 objectives, as well as those of its flagship projects. They declared that the African rich and diverse heritage is an essential asset to profile the continent in the global arena, while bringing about sustainable development, integration and peace in Africa. It is in this c...

ACLJ Submits Multiple Universal Periodic Reviews to U.N. Human Rights Council Highlighting Unspeakable Violence and Persecution Worldwide – As We Prepare Even Larger Submissions ACLJ Submits Multiple Universal Periodic Reviews to U.N. Human Rights Council Highlighting Unspeakable Violence and Persecution Worldwide – As We Prepare Even Larger SubmissionsBy Jordan Sekulow16121880000001612188000000 Warning: The following blog includes some graphic discussion of violent atrocities. We believe i...