Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1984 CEDAW Protocol: not ratified Maputo Protocol: signed in 2003 Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 4.1 In Law 4.2 In Practice 4.2.1 Discrimination in the family 4.2.2 Violence 4.2.3 Obstacles to access to […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by Guinea Conakry: CEDAW: ratified in 1982 CEDAW Protocol: not signed Maputo Protocol: signed in 2003 Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 4.1 Discrimination in the family 4.2 Violence 4.3 Obstacles to access to health 4.4 Obstacles to access to education […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by Ghana: CEDAW: ratified in 1986 CEDAW Protocol: signed in 2000 Maputo Protocol: ratified in 2007 Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 4.1 Statutory Laws 4.2 Religious and Customary Laws 4.3 Discrimination in the family 4.4 Violence 4.5 Obstacles […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1991 CEDAW Protocol: not ratified Maputo Protocol: ratified in 2008 Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 5 In Law 6 In Practice 6.1 Violence 6.2 Obstacles to access to employment and decision-making 6.3 Obstacles […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1985 CEDAW Protocol: not ratified : signed in 2003 Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 5 In Law 6 In Practice 6.1 Violence 6.2 Obstacles to access to education 6.3 Obstacles to access to […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1985 with a general declaration and reservations to articles 9(2), 16 and 15(4) CEDAW Protocol: ratified in 2008 Maputo Protocol: not signed, not ratified Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 5 In Law 6 […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1983 CEDAW Protocol: not signed Maputo Protocol: ratified in 2005 Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 5 In Law 6 In Practice 6.1 Violence 6.2 Obstacles to access to education 6.3 Under-representation in political […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1985 CEDAW Protocol: ratified in 2006 Maputo Protocol: ratified in 2007 Table of Contents 1 Respect! 2 Some positive developments… 3 But discrimination and violence persist 4 In Law 5 In Practice 5.1 Violence 5.2 Obstacles to access to education and employment 5.3 Obstacles to […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1995 CEDAW Protocol: ratified in 2005 Maputo Protocol: ratified in 2004 Table of Contents 1 Respect! 2 Some positive developments… 3 But discrimination and violence persist 3.1 Discrimination in the family 3.2 Violence 3.3 Obstacles to access to health 4 Key claims 5 Principal Sources […]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by : : ratified in 1988 CEDAW Protocol: signed in 2000 Maputo Protocol: signed in 2003 Table of Contents 1 Ratify! 2 Respect! 3 Some positive developments… 4 But discrimination and violence persist 5 In Law 6 In Practice 6.1 Discrimination in the family 6.2 Violence 6.3 Obstacles to access […]