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Press Release:  State’s legal obligation to develop measures to adapt to the effects of climate change and mitigate impacts of climate change

by | 14 November 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hearing Date: 14 November 2025 Issue: State’s legal obligation to develop measures to adapt to the effects of     climate change and mitigate impacts of climate change Case: Kituo cha Sheria and others v the Attorney General and others; Iten ELC...
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Strategy Consultation – Feminist Strategic Litigation in Francophone West Africa: The Role of Private Practice

by | 3 November 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Strategy Consultation – Feminist Strategic Litigation in Francophone West Africa: The Role of Private Practice 10 – 14 November 2025 | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) will convene a Strategy Consultation on Feminist...
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Press Release: FIDA-K v AG

by | 16 October 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

On October 3, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Kenya issued its judgment in FIDA-K v AG, a case challenging the constitutionality of Section 7 of the Matrimonial Property Act. Here is a summary of the legal issues and our submissions.[3d-flip-book id="32412"...
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Communiqué – Sexual Harassment and the Law: Race and Gender in the Mbenenge Tribunal

by | 14 October 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

ISLA Conversations Sexual Harassment and the Law: Race and Gender in the Mbenenge Tribunal The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) recently convened its latest instalment of its ISLA Conversations series. The conversation was titled “Sexual Harassment...
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Reflections on the Webinar: The No-Fault Divorce and the Right to Family Life in Africa

by | 8 October 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Reflections on the Webinar: The No-Fault Divorce and the Right to Family Life in Africa On 12 September 2025, ISLA hosted a webinar on “The No-Fault Divorce and the Right to Family Life in Africa: A Conversation about the High Court of Kenya Judgment in Coppler...
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Communique – Public Reading of AUCEVAWG

by | 1 October 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Communique - Public Reading of AUCEVAWGFrom 15 to 17 September 2025, lawyers, scholars, civil society organisations, human rights defenders and feminist activists convened for a Public Reading and Strategy Consultation on the African Union Convention on Ending...
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Update on Court attendance on 23 September 2025

by | 26 September 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Update on Court attendance on 23 September 2025 Issue: State’s legal obligation to develop measures to adapt to the effects of climate change and mitigate impacts of climate change Case: Kituo cha Sheria and others v the Attorney General and others; Iten ELC PT No....
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Press Release on Hearing – Climate Change Case

by | 23 September 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hearing Date: 23 September 2025 Issue: State’s legal obligation to develop measures to adapt to the effects of climate change and mitigate impacts of climate change Case: Kituo cha Sheria and others v the Attorney General and others; Iten ELC PT...
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Notice of the Violence Against Women (VAW) Litigation Institute for the Feminist Litigation Network (FLN), September – October 2025

by | 19 September 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Event Press Release Notice of the Violence Against Women (VAW) Litigation Institute for the Feminist Litigation Network (FLN), September – October 2025 For Immediate Release 19 September 2025 The VAW Litigation Institute: Feminist Strategic Litigation on Obstetric...
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Feminist Roundtable on engagement with the African Union – Communique

by | 27 August 2025 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Feminist Roundtable on engagement with the African UnionBetween 14–15 August 2025, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) convened a Feminist Roundtable on Feminist Engagement with the African Union (AU) in Nairobi, Kenya. This closed, reflective...
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Founded in 2014, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) is a Pan-African and feminist initiative with a timely remit: to strengthen strategic human rights litigation across the African continent. Essentially, we aim to change the way that strategic litigation is used so as to enable broader access to justice and to support those who seek to hold states accountable for violations of women’s human rights and sexual rights.

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