Observer Status Number: 436 Thank you Honourable Chair. Honourable commissioners, your excellencies: representatives of African States, esteemed colleagues. All protocols observed. The AIDS & Rights Alliance for Southern Africa makes…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. The Coalition of African Lesbians salutes the recent decision of Botswana’s Gaborone High Court to strike Section 164, effectively decriminalising same-sex relations in Botswana. We would like…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. The signatories of this statement are deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the independence of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and the…
[la version française suit ci-dessous] JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) is deeply disappointed by the recent decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights…
[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…
[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…
On this Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, The Coalition of African Lesbians calls on African States, leaders, influencers of policy and legislation, as well…
[French follows] The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) invites it’s members, partners, allies, friends and fellow feminists to participate in a conversation on Abortion & Autonomy: Demanding full control over…
Stories of women giving birth at the gates and stairs of hospitals are rife in our local dailies. Our social media channels are awash with accounts of people let down by…
5 March 2016 EKURHULENI DECLARATION ON PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS ON ENDING VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION We, the people from National Human Rights…