It has been a long and fascinating journey to prepare and compile this paper. It was, simultaneously, an important learning process for the SIHA team. The privilege of gaining insight into the so…
WEP is a Nigerian NGO working to address gender injustices on issues relating to the environment and economic and social rights of women and young people. WEP’s work includes raising awareness of…
Biowatch South Africa is a small, public interest non-governmental organisation (NGO) working in the field of biodiversity, food sovereignty and security, and social justice. It was established in…
This report is the outcome of research commissioned by The West Africa Civil Society Institute on the ''Status of Women's Leadership in West Africa" The study is regional in scope
Balm in Gilead Foundation for Sustainable Development (BIGIF) is a Woman-led and Youth-led NGO that focused on enhancing healthy living and promotion of rights of Women, Girls, Youths and Children.…
The Ekiti State Government has vowed to enforce existing laws against female genital mutilation to discourage the practice in the state. The wife of the state governor, Mrs. Feyisetan Fayose, re…
This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill, which has been passed by the Ekiti State House of Assembly and found by me to be a true copy of the said Bill.
Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed the Equal Opportunities Bill into Law to protect the economic and social rights of the physically-challenged, mentally-retarded and other vulnerable groups …
Globalement, la realite de la vie des femmes est faconnee par les formes croissantes des fondamentalismes, d'unilatelisme, les multiples formes de violence contre les femmes, la pauvrete croissante…
Since its inception in 1985, AMwA has been committed to women’s empowerment and development focusing on ‘raising the bar’ by equipping African women to participate in the areas of leadership…
The rational for implementing a project such as this is due to the recent histories of post and conflict situations. These experiences have been addressed and change effected in unique ways in comm…
Women play an important role in peace building givennthe fact that during conflicts, women face gross violation of their human rights, particularly gender based violence such as gang rape, sexual s…
This monograph highlights the necessity for taking preventive measures in the form of peace-building as a sustainable and long-term solution to conflicts in West Africa, with a special focus on the…
Policy makers, practitioners, and academics discuss long-running conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe and highlight the shared experiences of women, and their potential to contr…
In 1990, when the Africa Leadership Forum, in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED), convened a high-level experts meeting in Paris, France, on the im…
This first Accord Insight presents nine articles drawn from previous editions of Accord that examine the roles women have played in addressing violence and building peace. The publication documents…
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland held a seminar in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 4 March 2009 on the them…
This is the most authoritative study of the Sierra Leone civil war to emanate from Africa, or indeed any publications' programme on Africa. It explores the genesis of the crisis, the contradictory …
Killings constitute a human rights violation when they are murders directly committed by the authorities or condoned by the state authorities.1 Killings that constitute human rights violations are …
Why does conflict deteriorate into violence and war? How does collective memory influence healing and social justice in post-conflict situations? What is the role of judicial accountability - Crime…