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The 68-page report, “‘This Government is Failing Me Too’: South Africa Compounds Legacy of Apartheid for Older People,” details the government’s failure to effectively carry out the Older Persons Act, a post-apartheid law that guarantees the rights of older people and provides for community- and home-based care and support services. These services would enable older people to continue to live in their own homes with the support they are entitled to.

In 2009, the National Assembly of Mali drafted a new Code of Persons and the Family with the aim of modernizing its legislation. The law, while welcomed by human rights defenders, is strongly opposed by Islamic organizations. Under this pressure, a new version was drafted and was adopted by the National Assembly and then promulgated by the President of Mali in 2011. This 2011 law allows marriage for girls from the age of 16, and in certain circumstances, from the age of 15. In addition, the law

International Widows' Day: Though some communities still follow conservative traditions that deny widows their rights, today's widow is informed and knows her rights

The 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards recognize those who have steered the arduous complexities of gender inequality in Africa in the hope that this will inspire others to make a difference. Nairobi, Kenya May 25, 2023 – The Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) Coalition has launched the 20 for…

Click to expand Image Women in the village of Rubkuai, South Sudan, February 16, 2017. 2017 Siegfried Modola/Reuters This week, South Sudan finalized ratification of the African Union's Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol), ending years of delay. While this ratification signals a commitment to gender equality, South Sudanese authorities need to adopt effective policies and strategies to ensure the protocol makes a difference in people's lives. Implementing the Maputo Protocol need not be as fraught as i...