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The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol, is an international human rights instrument established by the African Union that went into effect in 2005.
The Maputo Plan of Action calls to "compile and disseminate data on the magnitude and consequences of unsafe abortion." [1] Since the Maputo Protocol, 21 African countries have expanded their legal grounds for abortion. As of 2023, 44 member states have ratified the it, 8 have signed but not ratified it, and 3 have not signed it.
The Rapporteur also bears specific responsibilities with respect to the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol. The role was created by the ACHPR through resolution ACHPR/res.38 (XXV) 99 at the 25th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR at Bujumbura, Burundi, between 26 April and 5 May 1999.
The penalty can be increased by a third if the perpetrator(s) were (a) family member(s) or the life companion of the victim (Article 304.1) or if the victim was underage (Article 304.2). [11] In the United States, FGM was criminalised federally in 1996 and in 17/50 states during 1994–2006. [8]
Malawi ratified the Maputo Protocol in May 2005. Article 14 mandates the right to abortion in the cases of rape, incest, fetal non-viability, or danger to the mother's physical or mental health, but political and administrative barriers have prevented Malawi from passing such legislation. [2]
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Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) is a coalition of 63 civil society organisations working across 32 African countries to protect women's rights.Established in 2004, SOAWR works to protect the rights of girls and women as articulated in the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa (“The Maputo Protocol”).
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