[la version française suit ci-dessous] CAL, in collaboration with its partners of the Sexual Rights Initiative presented a statement on the right to development at the 39th session of the…
Advocacy and solidarity are what drive CAL’s endeavour for the acknowledgement, respect and upholding of women, in particular, lesbians and bisexual women’s rights and freedoms. As such, CAL participates in a myriad of activities to raise awareness and increase the visibility of women on various issues.
Find you will find our statements from our participation in various activities and efforts
28Jun 18
CAL@HRC38: Statement on civil society response to Botswana UPR
The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) through our membership and partnership with the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) is participating in the second session of the Human Rights Council of 2018…
02May 18
Stakeholder Letter to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights for Consideration During the Review of the State of Nigeria
Joint stakeholder letter to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights for the review of the period report of Nigeria at the 62nd Session, 25 April – 9 May…
02May 18
CAL Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Africa (Item 5) to the 62nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
[Le français suit ci-dessous] Madame Chairperson, Honorable Commissioners, I make this statement on behalf of the Coalition of African Lesbians. According to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Human…
19Mar 18
Statements delivered by the CAL at the 37th Human Rights Council Session
The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL), through its membership with the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI), today delivered two statements in response to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) reports of Benin…
09Nov 17
Joint Statement to the 61st session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in response to the Report by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Human Rights Defenders in Africa
[French follows] November 9, 2017 Madame Chairperson, Honourable Commissioners, The Coalition of African Lesbians makes this statement written after a consultative meeting with Women Human Rights Defenders from 14 organizations…
08Nov 17
Joint stakeholder letter to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights for the review of the period report of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the 61st Session
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 5 November 2017 Dear Commissioners, Joint stakeholder letter to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights for the review of the…
03Nov 17
Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Africa (Item 5) to the 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
[French follows] 2 November 2017 Madame Chairperson, Honourable Commissioners, We congratulate the Commission on its 30 years of operation, the last 2 years under the stellar leadership of Commissioner Pansy…