Pre Event Press Release VAW Institute

The Initiative for Strategic Litigation will hold a litigation institute to interrogate states’  due diligence responsibilities to prevent and effectively respond to Violence Against Women in Africa.     Date: 3rd to 14th July,2023 The Litigation Institutes are a...

Press Release 20 March 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kampala, Uganda, 20 March 2023 ISLA IS ADMITTED AS AMICUSCURIAE BEFORE THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF UGANDA On 2 March 2023 the Constitutional Court of Uganda heard and granted an application that was filed by the Initiative for Strategic...

Press Release 16 March 2023

Press statement The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) partners with the Clooney Foundation for Justice on Waging Justice for Women Fellowship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) is excited to announce our...

Press Release 15 March 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 15 March 2023 On 15 March 2023, three human rights lawyers from the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) will return to court as Plaintiffs in a civil suit instituted against the Minister of Home Affairs...
Media Statement 28 February 2023

Media Statement 28 February 2023

February 28, 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT ISLA ENGAGES IN STRATEGIC LITIGATION CASES IN UGANDA ON WOMEN’S SOCIOECONOMIC RIGHTS – UPCOMING HEARINGS AND PARTNERSHIP For Immediate Release Kampala, Uganda In the last 6 months, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation...

Press Statement 06 February 2023

February 6, 2023   MEDIA STATEMENT State Obligation To Prevent Violence against Women in Public Transport and Associated Spaces – February 2023    For Immediate Release                                                    Litigation on Failure of State to...