NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 5 | ISLA IN THE SPOTLIGHTISLA In The Spotlight May 2026 NewzRoom Interviews Concourt to Hear Arguments on "Consent" In Sexual Offences Before the South African Constitutional Court is a landmark case on the definition of “consent” in sexual offense...
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AU Reforms Engagements
NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 5 | ISLA CONVERSATIONSAU Reforms Engagements May 2026 By Fatou Bintou-Sallah and Mai AmanFrom 17 to 19 November 2025, ISLA convened a three-day internal retreat which created space for honest reflection on how the organisation’s strong political...
CEVAWG: When a Milestone Risks Becoming Regressive
NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 5 | ISLA FEATURECEVAWG: When a Milestone Risks Becoming Regressive May 2026 By Fatou Bintou-Sallah and Mai AmanOn 25 February 2025, the African Union adopted the Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AU CEVAWG) at its 38th Ordinary...
Feminist Roundtable: Reclaiming Space at the African Union
NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 5 | ISLA FEATUREFeminist Roundtable: Reclaiming Space at the African Union May 2026 By Fatou Bintou-Sallah and Mai AmanFor decades, African feminists have mobilized, lobbied, and shaped continental agendas. From the Pan African Women’s Association...
Editorial September 2025
Should the law in Kenya allow parties to a marriage to divorce without establishing fault on any of the parties to the marriage? By Carolene Kituku Advocate – Managing lawyer women-socio economic rights at ISLA Divorce: an end and a new beginning Marriage is a...
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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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