By Stefanie Röhrs, Dee Smythe, Annie Hsieh, Monica de Souza
Just over 50 years in the past, a number of African nations drew up new constitutions that integrated additions akin to the Protocol at the Rights of girls. many years later, has constitutional reform introduced gender equality to ladies in Africa? And what does gender equality suggest within the daily lives of girls at the continent? The members to this quantity supply insights into women’s rights in seven African nations: Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda. each one appears to be like on the motives, context, and results of the fight to uphold women’s rights. Their case stories illustrate property-grabbing in Malawi, women’s citizenship in Nigeria, and the increase of hate crimes and sexual violence opposed to black lesbians in South Africa, between different concerns.
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The lack of advocacy to ensure that the international decision was implemented is partly attributable to the fact that the underlying issue was of such limited public interest — meaning that it is doubtful that the Legal Assistance Centre would have been able to join hands effectively with other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to apply pressure on government to comply with the directive of the UN Committee. The lack of a meaningful outcome could cause future litigants to doubt the efficacy of international law, and thereby discourage future use of international forums.
These include political and social mobilisation and ensuring that victims are adequately and appropriately recompensed though the funding of counselling programmes, shelters and education. As highlighted by contributors to this volume, social activism and advocacy are powerful means by which to pressure lawmakers into drafting and implementing necessary laws. Ordor reminds us of the unprecedented mass action of Nigerian women in 1914, 1929 and 1947 against new taxation schemes that affected women disproportionately.
Cases: Botswana Ramantele v Mmusi and Others CACGB-104-12. Unity Dow v Attorney General of the Republic of Botswana 1992 BLR 119 (CA). Cases: Namibia Berendt v Stuurman 2003 NR 81 (HC). Müller v President of the Republic of Namibia 1999 NR 190 (SC). indb 17 2014/02/05 10:47 AM I N S E A R C H O F E Q UA L I T Y Cases: South Africa Alexkor Ltd and Another v Richtersveld Community and Others 2004 (5) SA 460 (CC). Bhe and Others v Magistrate Khayelitsha and Others 2005 (1) SA 580 (CC). Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others v Grootboom and Others 2001(1) SA 46 (CC).