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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

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, UgandaIn the last 6 months, the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa...

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...

Press Statement 03 February 2023

THE SUPREME COURT OF KENYA EXTENDS PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN MARRIAGE TO ALL FORMS OF FAMILY FORMING UNIONS On 27 January 2023, the Supreme Court of Kenya made its first decision on division of matrimonial property in the case of Mary Nyambura Kangara alias...

Press Release 16 December 2022

ENGLISH Press Release 16 December 2022 Joint Statement: Decision of the African Commission to Reject Observer Status Applications of Three Human Rights Organizations In response to the African Commission’s unfortunate decision to reject observer status applications by...

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

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

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

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...

About Us

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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+27 11 338 9024/9028/9014

Fax: +27 11 338 9029

Address: 208-211 Rahima Moosa Street, Marble Towers, 15th Floor Johannesburg, 2001 Gauteng, South Africa