ISLA admitted as amicus curiae in the High Court at Nairobi in Wambui Mwangi v Tony Mochama  & Shailja Patel Civil Appeal No 507 of 2019

by Mubeen | Nov 17, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

For Release Date: 15 November 2022 ISLA admitted as amicus curiae in the High Court at Nairobi in Wambui Mwangi v Tony Mochama  & Shailja Patel Civil Appeal No 507 of 2019 Nairobi, Kenya #WomenWhoSpeak ISLA has been admitted in an appeal from a defamation case...

Protection of the Right to Freedom of Expression and Association

by The ISLA | Jul 19, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ABUJA, 19 JULY 2022 Appeal at the Nigerian Court of Appeal to set aside refusal of the Corporate Affairs Commission to register an association and challenge discriminatory provisions contained in section 4(1) of the Same-Sex (Marriage)...

State Obligation To Protect Rape Survivors

by The ISLA | Jul 6, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

For Immediate Release Litigation on Failure of State to Fulfil its Due Diligence Obligation to Investigate Sexual Offences: Unconstitutionality of Out of Court Settlements Initiated by State Actors Nairobi, Kenya Yesterday, 5th July 2022, the Centre for Rights...

Tanzania: Court to Rule on Education Ban for Pregnant Students

by The ISLA | Jun 28, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/27/tanzania-court-rule-education-ban-pregnant-students For Immediate Release Tanzania: Court to Rule on Education Ban for Pregnant StudentsAmicus from Rights Groups to African Human Rights Court (Nairobi, June 27, 2022) – A landmark...

Redress for discrimination against and the unlawful arrest and detention of LGBTI activists and community members in Ghana

by The ISLA | Jun 17, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ACCRA, 17JUNE 2022 A constitutional litigation in the Ghana High Court seeking redress for discrimination against and the unlawful arrest and detention of LGBTI activists and community members in Ghana On 14 June 2022, the litigants in the case,...

Parties make oral arguments on the protection of all forms of family and equitable division of property arising out of family forming unions

by The ISLA | Jun 14, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

For immediate release 14th June 2022 Parties make oral arguments on the protection of all forms of family and equitable division of property arising out of family forming unions Today, 14th June 2022, ISLA appeared before the Supreme Court of Kenya during the hearing...