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Communique Adopted after the Making Governments Accountable for Women's Rights Workshop May 2010
Publication date: 31 May 2010
COMMUNIQUE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT PRACTIONERS, MEMBERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY, WOMEN'S NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, LAWYERS, RESE...
Protection of Persons Living with HIV in Lagos, Nigeria
Publication date: 11 March 2010
The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday 10 March 2010 placed an advert in the ThisDay Newspapers announcing the existence...
AfA calls on Nigerian Government to Implement Committee’s Report on Electoral Reform
Publication date: 8 March 2009
On the occasion of the 2009 international women's day, Alliances for Africa (AfA) calls on president, Umaru Musa Yar' Adua to implement the...
Nigeria: House of Reps Member Plan Law to Jail Wife Beaters
Publication date: 5 January 2009
A member of the House of Representatives Beni Lar (PDP, Plateau) has said that a bill that criminalises and recommends stiff jail terms for wife be...
Nigerian Police Strengthens Resolve to Eliminate Human Trafficking and Violence against Women
Publication date: 19 December 2008
UNIFEM organized a training workshop for one hundred police officers on police response to violence against women and human trafficking, at the UN ...
Congolese rape survivors break silence at UN-organized event
Publication date: 16 September 2008
- Women marching against sexual violence in the DRC
Female survivors of rape and sexual abuse are sharing their stories today at an event organized by the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of...
A Female Child can Inherit her Father's Chieftaincy Title...
Publication date: 29 July 2008
Respect for women's equality gains ground in South Africa where the decision by the traditional authorities of the Royal family of the Valoyi i...
The World Food Crisis – A Human Rights Disaster
Publication date: 22 May 2008
Today, the UN Human Rights Council stresses the key role of the Human Right to Food to address the immediate and root causes of the current world f...
16 days campaign against gender violence
Publication date: 25 November 2007
AfA and its partners join the rest of the world in commemorating the 16 days of activism against gender violence. In recognition of the devastatin...
Rwanda tops gender equity
Publication date: 25 October 2007
Rwanda has emerged as the top sub-Saharan African gender equity nation, ranking behind only Sweden and Finland in the world, Social Watch's Gen...
Women Plead for Humanisation of Widowhood Rites
Publication date: 5 October 2007
Over 1000 widows are maltreated in Cameroon. "When my husband died I was asked to leave my husband's house for the family house. I was not allo...
United Nations appoints first-ever all female class of security officers
Publication date: 21 August 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reaffirmed his commitment to gender parity at all levels of the United Nations at an induction ceremony today at the ...
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence- 2007 campaign theme
Publication date: 21 August 2007
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a 16-day (November 25 to December 10) campaign against gender violence. Women and women's ri...
Nigerian Women's Rights Group Condemns Arbitrary Arrest of Women Over Indecent Dressing
Publication date: 20 August 2007
WORNACO CONDEMNS THE ARBITRARY ARREST OF WOMEN ON LAGOS STREET OVER "INDECENT DRESSING" Women Organization For representation and National Cohesi...
CEDAW: Completing Gains of Democracy for Nigerian Women?
Publication date: 11 July 2007
Nigeria is a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The concern of the human rights c...
AfA’s Media Campaign for Women’s Participation in Governance and decision-making
Publication date: 2 July 2007
Since 2001, Alliances for Africa has effectively used the media as a tool for public advocacy on promoting women's participation in governance ...
Mozambique: Govt Considers Legalising Abortion to Stem Maternal Deaths
Publication date: 8 June 2007
Citing a high rate of maternal deaths due to illegal, unsafe abortions, Mozambique policymakers are considering legalising the procedure. The count...
Darfur: Nigeria should stand up for human rights, not Sudan
Publication date: 14 December 2006
As the human rights and humanitarian situation in Darfur, Sudan continues to deteriorate, we, Amnesty International and Nigerian Civil Society Orga...
Women in Governance and Decision Making initiative in Imo State, South East Nigeria
Publication date: 18 February 2006
Between April 2002 and March 2005, Alliances for Africa (AfA) implemented a series of activities in the South Eastern States of Nigeria with a view...
Promoting the Right to Health (HIV/AIDS) in Imo State South East Nigeria
Publication date: 25 March 2005
Promoting the Right to Health (HIV/AIDS) in Imo State is designed as a single broad based campaign specifically for Imo State. In recent past, ther...