NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 5 | ISLA CONVERSATIONSStrengthening Access to Justice: A Strategic Blueprint For SOGIE Cases Before African Regional Mechanisms May 2026 By Lakshita KanhiyaIn a moment where sexual rights are relentlessly policed, negotiated, and denied, ISLA’s...
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ISLA at ACHPR 85th
NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 5 | ISLA FEATUREISLA at ACHPR 85th May 2026 By Fatou Bintou-Sallah and Mai AmanISLA at the 85th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR 15- 24 October 2025 | Banjul, The Gambia In October, ISLA joined the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on...
Illumination, Inclusion, and Alignment: Reflections on Our Internal Practice
NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 5 | ISLA FEATUREIllumination, Inclusion, and Alignment: Reflections on Our Internal Practice May 2026 By Kay MahondeWe find ourselves in a period of deep reflection about the kind of organisation we are becoming and the feminist institution we...
Upholding Human Rights in Africa: The Vital Role of Strategic Litigation
Upholding Human Rights in Africa: The Vital Role of Strategic Litigation Recent developments on the African continent underscore the pressing need for organisations like the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) and the critical importance of strategic...
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 9028
Fax: +27 11 338 9029
Address: 87 de Korte Street,
South Point Corner, 7th Floor Braamfontein, 2017 Gauteng, South Africa