Africa's most important women's rights treaty has existed for 22 years.
A unified continental tracker of state implementation has not. Until now.
The Maputo Protocol Hub. Open. Bilingual. Live.
🔗 rflgd.org/maputo-protocol/
#MaputoProtocol #WomenRights
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Jun 9
Quoting H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf’s commendation of South Africa’s contribution to the Africa Union:
“The Chairperson commended South Africa’s longstanding contribution to the advancement of the African union’s peace, security, development and agenda…”
South Africa has demonstrated remarkable leadership within the AU, advancing continental integration, supporting peace efforts, hosting key institutions, and preserving the Union’s historical legacy.
In that same spirit of leadership, we respectfully encourage South Africa to withdraw its reservations to the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa.
As one of the countries that ratified the Protocol with reservations, taking this step would further strengthen its commitment to the rights, dignity, and well being of women and girls across the continent.
Continental leadership is strongest when it is matched by full commitment to Africa’s shared human rights aspirations.
#MaputoProtocol #WithdrawReservations #GenderEqualityAU #AfricanUnion
Jun 8
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, today received H.E. Hadja Lahbib, EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
The Chairperson @ymahmoudali underscored the enduring strength of the AU–EU strategic partnership and welcomed the European Union’s continued engagement in support of Africa’s priorities. The discussions focused on ongoing cooperation in addressing health and humanitarian emergencies, including efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak, as well as broader peace, security, and development challenges affecting the continent.
The Chairperson highlighted the importance of strengthening Africa’s health security architecture, advancing health sovereignty, and enhancing continental capacities in vaccine production, disease preparedness, and response. He stressed that health security remains closely linked to peace, stability, and sustainable development.
The Chairperson further underscored the humanitarian and public health implications of the situation in eastern DRC, emphasizing the importance of advancing ceasefire efforts, facilitating humanitarian access, and supporting affected communities.
Commissioner Hadja Lahbib reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to working closely with the African Union and its institutions, including Africa CDC, to strengthen preparedness, and support Africa-led responses to health and humanitarian emergencies. She further underscored the importance of deepening cooperation on humanitarian diplomacy and international humanitarian law (IHL).
The discussions also touched on the impact of ongoing conflicts beyond the continent, particularly in the Middle East, and their implications for Africa. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the AU–EU strategic partnership, building on the outcomes of the AU–EU Summit in Luanda and anchored in solidarity, and a shared vision for peace, resilience, and sustainable development.
@EUtoAU
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Feminist macroeconomics. Water justice. Ending FGM. And the Maputo Protocol — recorded in Haoussa, Zarma, Yoruba & Goun.
40 episodes of African feminist conversation. Free to stream. 🎧
Listen → rflgd.org/podcasts
#FeministAfrica #MaputoProtocol #WomenLeaders
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May 25
🌍 Happy Africa Day! 🌍
Today, @WDNAfrica celebrates the resilient women shaping our continent's future.
👇 Read our full statement below👇
#AfricaDay #WomenInLeadership #GenderEquality #WDN20 #MaputoProtocol
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It is claimed that substantial funding is being used to actively undermine and abolish the #MaputoProtocol, with a recommended YouTube video purportedly exposing the details of this entire scheme.
Link; youtube.com/watch?v=6yZ9wREo…
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There is a concerted effort by these individuals to undermine the #MaputoProtocol, a vital framework that has long protected the rights and well-being of African women. Watch; youtube.com/watch?v=6yZ9wREo…
Yokuzuma
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Reproductive rights are not negotiable political questions. They are fundamental human rights.
We stand behind the Special Rapporteur's advocacy framework and the work ahead.
#MaputoProtocol #AfricaHumanRights #ACHPR
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Some key highlights from our statement:
➡️Reservations to Article 14 don't just weaken the law, they cost lives.
➡️Poor women, rural women, adolescents and survivors of sexual violence are the ones paying the price: 😭 unsafe abortions 😭preventable deaths 😭 criminalization.
➡️African courts are making progress, but court wins mean nothing without implementation.
➡️States must act by withdrawing reservations, aligning domestic laws, funding services and protecting patients and providers.
#MaputoProtocol #AfricaHumanRights #ACHPR
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At the opening ceremony of the #87thACHPR Ordinary Session, @RosemaryKirui, Legal Adviser at @ReproRightsAFR addressed the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women Africa at the launch of the advocacy framework on lifting reservations to the #MaputoProtocol.
Here's what we said 👇
@ValNjogu @EdigahKavuravu @WanjiruKamanda
#MaputoProtocol #AfricaHumanRights #ACHPR
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In Banjul for #ACHPR87OS?
🎙️Be part of a live recording of our All Things Maputo Protocol podcast with Nyokabi Njogu & Ramatoulie Jallow, with a chance to share your perspective too!
📍 Thematic Room 3
🗓 15 May | 🕜 1:30 PM
@achpr_cadhp
#ACTtoEndViolence #MaputoProtocol
ALT You're invited to a live recording of All Things Maputo Protocol: A podcast by the SOAWR Coalition. Friday 15th of May from 1:30-2:30pm in Thematic Room 3, followed by lunch. This episode will explore resistance strategies to the backlash against women’s rights in Africa, with a focus on what this means for ending violence against women and girls. Photograph of young women smiling, wearing a striped t-shirt and headphones over her afro, talking into a microphone.
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@AU_WGYD engaged with Hon. @amina_tidjani and Hon. Lamane Fatime of Chad🇹🇩 to advance Gender Equality, Women Empowerment & Youth Development.
A step forward for impact across Member States🌍!
#AUCEVAWG #MaputoProtocol #WYFEI #1MillionNextLevel #ModelAU
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Apr 22
Did you know? 🇰🇪
Kenya released its 1st Periodic Report on the #MaputoProtocol, highlighting progress made to promote and protect the rights of women and girls since ratifying the Protocol in 2010.
📄 Read more: africa.unwomen.org/en/digita…
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Apr 17
This week, CEHURD represented by @AJRuth3 participated in a Strategic Litigation training in Nairobi, Kenya organized by @equalitynow and the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (@SOAWR) Coalition.
This training aimed at strengthening SOAWR members’ capacity to use #StrategicLitigation to advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, particularly in line with Article 14 of the Maputo Protocol.
During the training, members had an overview of the Maputo Protocol, were re-oriented on Strategic Interest Litigation highlighting its objectives, advantages, litigation cycle, case identification, client suitability, evidence gathering, locus standi, timing, forum selection among others.
Members were also trained on funding and collaboration for strategic litigation, advocacy and stakeholders engagements during strategic litigation, impact and implementation of outcomes of strategic litigation, risks and ethics among others.
Members were also given an opportunity to think through at least one case they could litigate as an organization in line with the #MaputoProtocol and presentations were made in this respect with feedback given and commitment made by organizations to see through the filing and litigation of the select cases.
It was an impactful training that will go a long way in advancing litigations in line with the Maputo Protocol.
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What was your key takeaway in the #MaputoProtocol input gathering session?
Video description: The video shows a lady standing in front of a United Disabled Persons of Kenya banner. She is putting on a blue jacket.
@karen_muriuki
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Apr 15
Nothing about us without us! ✊
We're proud to contribute to Kenya’s shadow report on #MaputoProtocol. We’re ensuring the lived realities of women and girls with disabilities reach the AU to turn human rights promises into real action. 🇰🇪♿✨
@UDPKenya
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The #MaputoProtocol input gathering session went beyond general discussion and focused on critically unpacking the gap between policy commitments and lived realities.
Special attention was given to the rights of women and girls with disabilities under the Protocol, including issues of gender-based violence, access to reproductive health services, and participation in leadership.
These discussions formed the foundation for developing strong, evidence-based advocacy messages.
Video description: The video shows a young deaf lady signing in Kenya Sign Language. She is standing in infront of a banner of the United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK). She is wearing a black and white polka dot top and blue pants. #InclusivePolicies
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We convened organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) in a consultation to contribute to a shadow report on Kenya’s implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the #MaputoProtocol.
This session created a critical platform for OPDs to examine the government’s official report and bring forward the lived realities of persons with disabilities.
The process ensures that the African Commission receives evidence that reflects real experiences on the ground, particularly those of women and girls with disabilities who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination.
By strengthening collective evidence and amplifying diverse voices, the consultation contributes directly to shaping recommendations that will guide Kenya’s human rights obligations at the regional level. #Reporting
@ICJ_org @IDA_CRPD_Forum @WCCKenya @Kwwdnetwork
ALT A large group of participants pose for a group photo outside a building, representing diverse persons with disabilities and allies. Some individuals are seated in front while others stand behind, including participants using wheelchairs and crutches. A UDPK banner is displayed beside the group, highlighting the organization’s vision and mission. The setting reflects a collaborative and inclusive workshop or consultation bringing together disability rights advocates.
ALT A man stands at the front of a conference room speaking into a microphone while participants sit around round tables listening attentively. A screen behind him displays a virtual meeting, showing hybrid participation. A camera on a tripod records the session, and another facilitator sits nearby with a laptop. Attendees, seated in branded conference chairs, have notebooks and water bottles on the tables, indicating an interactive workshop or training environment.
ALT A woman stands at the front of a conference room holding a microphone, presenting to participants while facing a large screen displaying a virtual meeting. A camera on a tripod records the session, and a facilitator sits at a desk behind her with a laptop. The setup shows a hybrid workshop environment, combining in-person and online participation.
ALT A woman seated at a conference table speaks into a handheld microphone, appearing engaged and confident during a meeting or workshop. She wears a patterned blazer over a pink blouse and has a crutch resting beside her, indicating she is a person with a physical disability. On the table in front of her are a notebook, phone, water bottles, and conference materials. The setting appears to be a formal indoor workshop or consultation space with round tables and other participants in the background.
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02 April 2026
Media Statement
The South African Judiciary led by Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, will host the 2nd High- Level Meeting of Women Judicial Leaders of Africa in conjunction with the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CCJA), from 21 to 23 April 2026 in Johannesburg.
The Meeting convenes women in judicial leadership across the African continent, and coincides with significant milestones, which include the 20th anniversary of the Maputo Protocol, the 30th Anniversary of the South African Constitution and the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Buildings.
#CCJA2026 #WomenInJudicialLeadership #MaputoProtocol@20
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On the sidelines of #CSW70, HDI Rwanda joined the Government of Rwanda (@RwandaGov) and regional partners in highlighting how countries are translating commitments like CEDAW and the #MaputoProtocol into action, through legal reform, improved service delivery, and stronger protection systems for women and girls.
The message was clear: Laws matter, but Implementation and Collaboration matter even more.
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#RatifyMaputoProtocol #Domestication 🎉 Track country ratifications, learn about core women's rights, and access the protocol in local African languages.
🧠 The Interactive Challenge (Quiz Focus) - How well do you know the #MaputoProtocol? Test your knowledge on African women's rights with our comprehensive 70-question interactive quiz! Are you an expert or just getting started? Take the challenge now
🗣️ We've translated the Maputo Protocol into Haoussa, Zarma, Yoruba, and Goun—available in both PDF and Audio formats! Download and share these resources in your community today
🌍✊🏾 rflgd.org/maputo-protocol
#HumanRights #WomensRights #Africa #GenderEquality
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