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...

The advancement of family law to question the role of fault in divorces and the protection of parties who are cohabiting – admission as amici curiae in cases before the Kenya Supreme Court and High Court.

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

For immediate release 19 May 2022 The advancement of family law to question the role of fault in divorces and the protection of parties who are cohabiting – admission as amici curiae in cases before the Kenya Supreme Court and High Court. Today was a great day for...

MEDIA STATEMENT The ISLA: “Social Change requires holding Governments Accountable”

by Mubeen | May 10, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

MEDIA STATEMENT The ISLA: “Social Change requires holding Governments Accountable” Monday, 9 May 2022 The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) is a feminist, Pan-African organisation that uses the law to hold States and other actors accountable for...

Media Statement: There Is No Single Definition Of Family

by The ISLA | May 4, 2022 | Press & Media, Press Release, Press Statement

Attention: editors Wednesday, 4 May 2022 There is no one definition of family in international human rights law and ‘family’ can therefore be understood as a concept with many definitions and diverse variations “Family means different things to different people, and...