Journal of African Law · 2006 · 85 citations · 0 references
LawGender StudiesHuman Rights LawAfrican StudiesHuman RightsRights Of WomenAfrican Gender StudiesAfrican GovernanceGender EqualityInternational Human Rights LawWomen's ActivismWomen's MovementsAfrican Charter On Human And Peoples' RightsAfrican UnionHuman Rights ActivismHuman Rights MechanismsWomen's AdvocacyWomen’s Human RightsWomen’s Rights Movements
The entry into force of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, 2003 on 25 November, 2005, marked the culmination of years of lobbying for a document which would promote and protect the human rights of the continent's women by African women's rights advocates. This commentary provides a brief historical overview of the process leading up to the adoption of the Protocol by the African Union in Maputo in July 2003 before moving on to consider its substantive provisions.