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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

ChildrenDecided CasesESCRsGovernance/PoliticsLandmark CasesLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

ECOWAS Court orders Sierra Leone to revoke policy banning pregnant girls from mainstream school

Banjul, 12 December 2019: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) has ruled that the Republic of…
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adminDecember 13, 2019
Latest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press Releases

IHRDA, DBA Launch Database of Sudan SGBV Legal Resources

Banjul, 9 August 2019: IHRDA and partner Darfur Bar Association (DBA) on 3 August 2019 launched a database of legal resources related to Sexual Gender-Based…
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adminAugust 9, 2019
Fair Trial / JudiciaryLatest NewsPending CasesSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

IHRDA, AWLA-Nigeria sue Nigeria before ECOWAS Court in rape case

Banjul, 27 June 2019: The “Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa” (IHRDA) and the African Women Lawyers Association, Nigeria Branch (AWLA-Nigeria) on 26…
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adminJuly 5, 2019
ChildrenDisplacement of Persons / NationalityESCRsFair Trial / JudiciaryHuman Trafficking / SlaveryLatest NewsMassive Human Rights Violations / Transitional JusticeRight to LifeSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesTorture

IHRDA Statement @ 64th OS of ACHPR: Roles and responsibilities of transit countries in protecting the rights of migrants

Sharm El-Sheikh - Egypt, 25 April 2019: The migration of populations, whether intracontinental or intercontinental, is a subject of growing concern in the contemporary world.…
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adminApril 25, 2019
Fair Trial / JudiciaryLaw EnforcementMassive Human Rights Violations / Transitional JusticePending CasesSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceTortureWomen / Girls

Case of mass rape, killing and looting in Minova, against DRC

We filed the communication before the ACHPR on 2 October 2018. The violations in this case occurred during military operations in a battle between DRC soldiers…
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adminDecember 6, 2018
ChildrenDecided CasesLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceTorture

IHRDA, FGI obtain ground-breaking decision in child rape case against Cameroon

Banjul, 7 September 2018: The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has issued a ground-breaking decision in favour…
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adminSeptember 7, 2018
Decided CasesESCRsExtrajudicial Killing / Enforced DisappearanceFair Trial / JudiciaryLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

IHRDA, APDF obtain another favourable judgment against Mali in gender-based violence case before ECOWAS Court

Banjul, 28 May 2018: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) 21 May 2018 handed-down its judgment…
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adminMay 28, 2018
ChildrenDecided CasesESCRsGovernance/PoliticsLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

Case of policy that violates right to education of pregnant girls, against Sierra Leone

Banjul, 17/05/2018 - The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), international women's rights organisation Equality Now, and various human rights organizations in Sierra Leone have filed…
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adminMay 17, 2018
Decided CasesFair Trial / JudiciaryLatest NewsSexual and Gender-Based ViolenceStatements / Press ReleasesWomen / Girls

IHRDA, WARDC obtain favourable judgment against Nigeria in “Mary Sunday” domestic violence case

Banjul, 17 May 2018: The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (the ECOWAS Court) 17 May 2018 handed-down its judgment…
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adminMay 17, 2018
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Statement of IHRDA on the September 28 case in Guinea, at the 62nd Ordinary Session of the ACHPR

Nouakchott, Mauritania – 26 April 2018 Your Excellency the Honorable Chairperson of ACHPR Honorable Commissioners, Ladies and Gentlemen, On 28 September 2009, the leaders of…
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adminApril 27, 2018
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  • About Us
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    • What we do
    • Board Members
    • Donors
    • Partners
    • Friends of IHRDA
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  • Legal Work
    • Pending Cases
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    • Implementation of Decisions
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    • IHRDA’s Capacity Building
    • Completed Projects
    • Ongoing Projects
  • Publications & Reports
    • African Human Rights Case Law Analyser
    • Blogs
    • Reports
      • IHRDA
        • Program
        • Collaborations
      • Africa
      • Others
    • Statements
    • The Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Database
  • African Human Rights System
    • Main Statutes
    • Main Mechanisms
    • IHRDA and the African Human Rights System
  • Opportunities
    • Fellowships
    • Internships
    • Working at IHRDA
      • Open Vacancies
      • Closed Vacancies
  • Themes
    • Children
    • Displacement of Persons / Nationality
    • ESCRs
    • Fair Trial / Judiciary
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    • Torture
    • Women / Girls
    • Others
      • Extrajudicial Killing / Enforced Disappearance
      • Forced Eviction
      • Freedom of Expression/Assembly/Association
      • Governance/Politics
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      • Right to Life
  • English
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