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VIMBA! launch statement

by | 3 September 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

A month ago, on 25 July 2026, African feminists, women’s rights organisations, survivors, legal advocates, human rights defenders and civil society movements gathered outside the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, to demand meaningful scrutiny of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, known as AU-CEVAWG.

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POST-PROTEST COMMUNIQUÉ – African Feminists Submit Memorandum to the Pan-African Parliament and Call for Review of AU-CEVAWG Before Further Ratification

by | 27 August 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

A month ago, on 25 July 2026, African feminists, women’s rights organisations, survivors, legal advocates, human rights defenders and civil society movements gathered outside the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, to demand meaningful scrutiny of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, known as AU-CEVAWG.

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COMMUNIQUÉ Learning from Poland: ISLA webinar examines ‘family values’ narratives in African legal and policy spaces

by | 6 August 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

COMMUNIQUÉ Learning from Poland: ISLA webinar examines ‘family values’ narratives in African legal and policy spacesThe Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), through its Countering Anti-Rights Actors (CARA) thematic area, recently convened a webinar,...
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ISLA’s legal analysis on the Draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values speaks for itself

by | 4 August 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

ISLA’s legal analysis on the Draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values speaks for itselfISLA’s legal analysis on the Draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values speaks for itself The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA)...
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Press Release: Countering Anti-Rights Actors Feminist Litigation Institute

by | 6 July 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Press Release: Countering Anti-Rights Actors Feminist Litigation InstitutePRESS RELEASE 6 July 2026 Countering Anti-Rights Actors Feminist Litigation InstituteLocation: Johannesburg, South Africa In the coming days, the Countering Anti-Rights Actors (CARA) Feminist...
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Labour Trafficking Press Release

by | 3 July 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Kenya court rules State failed migrant domestic workers — ISLA statementJudgment Date: 19 June 2026 Issue:  State failure to protect Kenyan migrant domestic workers from trafficking, abuse and death in the Middle East Case:  Legal Advice Centre t/a Kituo Cha Sheria...
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Dumakude v Dumakude

by | 22 June 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Dumakude v DumakudeFor Immediate Release Date:  9 June 2026 Issue:   Whether the application of section 3(2) read with section 10 of the Recognition  of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 invalidating the civil union automatically extinguish the rights of an innocent...
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ISLA and KELIN Intervene in Landmark Constitutional Challenge to Kenya’s Sexual Offences Sentencing and Evidence Laws

by | 17 June 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

ISLA in Court: Litigation on Minimum and Mandatory Sentencing of Sexual Offences in Kenya and the Requirement for Corroboration of Sexual Offences under the Evidence ActFor Immediate Release Issue: Minimum and Mandatory Sentencing of Sexual Offences in Kenya and the...
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HRD Declaration

by | 11 June 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Joint Submission to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on its Draft Declaration on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Defenders in AfricaDear friends, On 20 May 2026, more than 20 African and international human rights organisations...
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Press Release: Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Human Rights

by | 10 June 2026 | Press Release | 0 Comments

Press Release: Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Human RightsFor Immediate release Date: 10 June 2026 Issue: Leave to intervene as Amicus Curiae in the request for Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and Human Rights Case: In the matter of a Request by the Pan...
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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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