This year’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) finds us at a perilous time on our continent. This year…
Advocacy is the lead Programme at CAL. Our advocacy work is with movements. We believe that change happens through collective action coupled with passion and commitment to transformatory ideas and building friendship and solidarity between peoples and across geographic spaces and multiple locations. Policy advocacy is a small element in this. Holding those in power accountable for the changes is another means to achieve these ends. We are concerned in our advocacy with four domains of change – structural/systemic, institutional, ideological and personal/intrapersonal and interpersonal change.
Advocacy/Media Resources
28Nov 18
African Feminist Standpoint Podcast: Episode 1: Abortion
https://soundcloud.com/calcoalition/african-feminist-standpoint-episode-1-abortion This podcast is the product of a conversation that was hosted by the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) on…
29Oct 18
AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) Statement at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Madame Chair, Commissioners, AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) makes this statement in support of an autonomous group…
25Oct 18
Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Africa (Item 3) to the 63rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
25 October 2018 Madame Chairperson, Commissioners, POWA makes this statement on behalf of the Coalition of African Lesbians. At the…
Advocacy Activities
07Sep 18
Joint Statement: The Executive Council of the African Union moves towards dismantling the main body tasked with the protection of human rights in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. The signatories of this statement are deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the independence of the…
17Aug 18
Women and Sexual Minorities Denied a Seat at the Table by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
[la version française suit ci-dessous] JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) is deeply disappointed by the recent…
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…