Information on Mali for Consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024
April 22, 2024
We respectfully submit this information for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session (6-...
Information on Egypt for Consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child at its 96th Session, May 2024
April 22, 2024
We present this submission in advance of the 96th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (‘the Committee’), ...
Rwanda – Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women for the 88th Session, May 2024
April 22, 2024
The Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (GCEFL’s) submits this summary report to the Committee on the Elimination of...
Ending Child Marriages in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Multisectoral Approach
December 20, 2023
The underpinning principle of a multisectoral approach is an intentional, coordinated collaboration between relevant partners...
Celebrating 20 Years of the Maputo Protocol – A Memoir
November 28, 2023
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights ...
The Solidarity Statement on Ending Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa
November 2, 2023
While recognising the importance of domesticating the SADC Model Law in Southern Africa, 34 civil society organizations...
Malawi – Submission to ACERWC 42nd Session on Child Marriage and Child Sexual Exploitation October 2023
October 23, 2023
Our joint submission to the 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ...
Shadow Reporting on the Situation of the Rights of Women and Girls in Africa: A Facilitators’ Training Manual For Civil Society Organizations
August 24, 2023
This Facilitators’ Training Manual for CSOs on Shadow or Alternative Reporting on the Situation of the Rights of Women and ...
Ending Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa: Challenges in Implementing Domestic Laws and the SADC Model Law on Child Marriage
August 22, 2023
The Eastern and Southern African region has some of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with an estimated 31% o...
Twenty Years of the Maputo Protocol: Where Are We Now?
July 4, 2023
On July 11 2003, African heads of state and government representatives gathered in Maputo, Mozambique, to adopt one of the mo...
Ending Child Marriage in Southern Africa: Gaps and Opportunities in the Legislative Frameworks
May 8, 2023
International human rights instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC), the African Charter on the Rig...
Ending Child Marriages in Southern Africa: Domesticating the SADC Model Law on Child Marriage
May 8, 2023
The SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage (‘Model Law’ or ‘SADC Mode...