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...
Search Page
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...
Reflections on the AU Reforms and Youth Engagement Webinar
Blog Post: Reflections on the AU Reforms and Youth Engagement Webinar Unpacking the African Union Reforms: A New Dawn for Africa? The AU Reforms process, which began in 2017, have yet to fully integrate the voices of African Citizens, including the youth. To bridge...
Civil Society Organizations and National Human Rights Institutions call for more transparency and announce new initiative on the nomination and selection of members of human rights mechanisms in Africa
Arusha, February 21, 2024 Civil society organizations and National Human Rights Institutions engaging with the African Union (AU) human rights mechanisms call for greater transparency in the nominations and selection of its members, and a more inclusive and...
Validation Session of CSO’s Position Paper on the AU Reforms process
Communique Validation Session of CSO’s Position Paper on the AU Reforms process ISLA, in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights (ISLA), the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), Synergia- initiatives for Human Rights and Robert F...
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.
Contact Details
Contact Number:
+27 11 338 9028
Fax: +27 11 338 9029
Address: 87 de Korte Street,
South Point Corner, 7th Floor Braamfontein, 2017 Gauteng, South Africa