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Declaration on Gender Equality
in Africa, African Union
Initiative of the African Union in July, 2004 [view]
Equality Now “Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa.” Read about Equality Now’s on going campaign towards ratification of the protocol by all African states and for its popularization and domestication. [view]
Equality Now “10 years after the Beijing Conference on Women.” Read about Equality Now’s campaign to eradicate discriminatory laws and learn a few discriminatory laws in existence within countries in the region. [view]
Equality Now: "SOAWR Campaign Update". A quarterly update on campaigns towards popularization, ratification, domestication and implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa. It reports on work done during January to March 2008 and includes information on the status of ratification and upcoming events that could offer opportunities for further action towards the objectives of the campaign. [view]
Kampala Declaration: Prevent
Gender-Based Violence in Africa
A Call for Action to Prevent GBV created by the GBV
Prevention Network at the Regional Dialogue, Kampala,
Uganda, 2003
Kivulini Women’s Rights Organization: Two briefs from Yassin Ally the Advocacy Officer detailing the abuse of two girls: an eleven year old girl a 15 year old girl at the hands of her father-in-law. The briefs also provide action taken by Kivulini. [view first brief] and [view second brief].
Mifumi Project Uganda: Press release providing updates on Mifumi’s bride price petition to the constitutional court of Uganda. Mifumi has for six year’s now been campaigning for the reform of bride price in Eastern Uganda because it fuels violence against women. [view]
Opinion columns on domestic violence: The Center for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP) published a series of op-eds in the Monitor and New Vision newspapers in Uganda.
Prevention of Domestic Violence
and Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence
Draft legislation from Zimbabwe government, 2003 [view]
Proposed Code for the Southern
African Development Community (SADC): Urgent measures
needed to promote the equality of women and the reduction
of women's risk of HIV infection.
Code developed by Aids and Rights Alliance for Southern
Africa (ARASA) 2004. [view]
Slum Aid Project: Child Sexual Offence, a brochure that provides facts about child sexual offences and protection of children. [view]
Slum Aid Project: Gender-based Violence Safety Plan, a brochure that defines domestic violence and provides safety tips for victims of domestic violence. [view]
Slum Aid Project: Violence against Women Poster, a poster that criminalizes violence against Women. [view]
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