East Africa: Region Ought to Ratify the Maputo Protocol Now

11 August 2010
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Kampala — On July 22, 2010 Uganda ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa also known as the Maputo Protocol.

This is a landmark achievement which indicates Uganda's commitment to be legally bound by this Protocol.The Protocol was evolved out of concern that despite the ratification of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and other international human instruments, women in Africa still continue to be victims of discrimination and harmful practices. The Maputo Protocol came into effect in November 2005, after 15 of the 53 African Union (AU) member countries ratified it.

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