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Barriers to Women’s Participation in Politics in Kenya Since post-independence, women in Kenya have suffered political injustices that have relegated them to the fringes of…
Introduction Twenty years after its adoption and eighteen years of enforcement, as a ‘home-grown’ women’s human rights treaty, the Protocol to the African Charter on…
UN Special Rapporteurs Get Involved Right on Time Note: This piece was first published on voelkerrechtsblog.org. We thank the team and the author for the…
Current Climate Change Situation Climate change continues to take a toll on the lives of people across the globe. According to UN Women, the effects…
Introduction The impact of conflict on marginalized communities in Somalia is a crucial issue that needs to be discussed from a human rights perspective. Conflict…
The Malawi government developed the second National Action Plan on Child Labour (NAP II) from 2020 through 2025 to provide guidance on implementing the National…