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Women’s rights, gender inequality, and intersectional vulnerabilities: Exploring substantive transformative equality in the African continental and regional human rights systems 20 years after the adoption of the Maputo Protocol

Edited by: Annika Rudman, Alejandro Fuentes

About the publication

This book, titled Women’s Rights, Gender Inequality, and Intersectional Vulnerabilities: Exploring substantive transformative equality in the African continental and regional human rights systems 20 years after the adoption of the Maputo … Continue reading » “Women’s rights, gender inequality, and intersectional vulnerabilities: Exploring substantive transformative equality in the African continental and regional human rights systems 20 years after the adoption of the Maputo Protocol”

Human Rights Adjudication in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities within the African Union and Sub-Regional Human Rights Systems

The collection of chapters contained in this book originates from the first Academic Network conference held at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, in October 2022. The conference, like this book, is titled Human Rights Adjudication in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities … Continue reading » “Human Rights Adjudication in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities within the African Union and Sub-Regional Human Rights Systems”

Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals

This volume offers a history of one of the most important issues of our age. It begins with an analysis of the characters of Adolf Eichmann and Heinrich Himmler, the two men in charge of “the Final Solution”. It moves … Continue reading » “Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals”

Compliance with (Quasi-) Judicial Decisions within the Regional African Human Rights System. Challenges and Opportunities

The ‘Achilles’ heel’ of international and regional human rights monitoring bodies could be identified in the lack, or poor levels, of implementation of their findings at national levels. Even when these bodies’ decisions are judicially binding, national states still show … Continue reading » “Compliance with (Quasi-) Judicial Decisions within the Regional African Human Rights System. Challenges and Opportunities”

Strengthening police oversight and accountability in Southern Africa

4–6 December 2013, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, in cooperation with the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) and the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), organised the workshop Strengthening Police Oversight and … Continue reading » “Strengthening police oversight and accountability in Southern Africa”