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The Maputo Protocol of 2003: The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) on the Rights of Women in Africa was adopted in Maputo in July 2003.
- DEFINITIONS
- ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
- RIGHT TO DIGNITY
- THE RIGHTS TO LIFE, INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF THE PERSON
- ELIMINATION OF HARMFUL PRACTICES
- MARRIAGE
- SEPARATION, DIVORCE AND ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
- ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND EQUAL PROTECTION BEFORE THE LAW
- RIGHT TO PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
- RIGHT TO PEACE
- PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
- RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELFARE RIGHTS
- HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
- RIGHT TO FOOD SECURITY
- RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING
- RIGHT TO POSITIVE CULTURAL CONTEXT
- RIGHT TO A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
- RIGHT TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- WIDOWS’ RIGHTS
- RIGHT TO INHERITANCE
- SPECIAL PROTECTION OF ELDERLY WOMEN
- SPECIAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES
- SPECIAL PROTECTION OF WOMEN IN DISTRESS
- REMEDIES
- INTERPRETATION
- SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION AND ACCESSION
- STATUS OF THE PRESENT PROTOCOL
For the purpose of the present Protocol: ”African Charter” means the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; ”African Commission” means the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; ”Assembly” means the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union; “AU” means the African Union;e)‘‘Constitutive Act’’ means the Constitu...
States Parties shall combat all forms of discrimination against women through appropriate legislative, institutional and other measures. In this regard they shall: include in their national constitutions and other legislative instruments, if not already done, the principle of equality between women and men and ensure its effective application; enac...
Every woman shall have the right to dignity inherent in a human being and to the recognition and protection of her human and legal rights. Every woman shall have the right to respect as a person and to the free development of her personality. States Parties shall adopt and implement appropriate measures to prohibit any exploitation or degradation o...
Every woman shall be entitled to respect for her life and the integrity and security of her person. All forms of exploitation, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited. States Parties shall take appropriate and effective measures to: Enact and enforce laws to prohibit all forms of violence against women including unw...
States Parties shall prohibit and condemn all forms of harmful practices which negatively affect the human rights of women and which are contrary to recognised international standards. States Parties shall take all necessary legislative and other measures to eliminate such practices, including: Creation of public awareness in all sectors of society...
States Parties shall ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights and are regarded as equal partners in marriage. They shall enact appropriate national legislative measures to guarantee that: No marriage shall take place without the free and full consent of both parties; The minimum age of marriage for women shall be 18 years; Monogamy is encourage...
States Parties shall enact appropriate legislation to ensure that women and men enjoy the same rights in case of separation, divorce or annulment of marriage. In this regard, they shall ensure that: Separation, divorce or annulment of a marriage shall be effected by judicial order; Women and men shall have the same rights to seek separation, divorc...
Women and menare equal before the law and shall have the right to equal protection andbenefit of the law. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure: Effective access by women to judicial and legal services, including legal aid; Support to local, national, regional and continental initiatives directed at providing women access to ...
States Parties shall take specific positive action to promote participative governance and the equal participation of women in the political life of their countries through affirmative action, enabling national legislation and other measures to ensure that: Women participate without any discrimination in all elections; Women are represented equall...
Women have the right to a peaceful existence and the right to participate in the promotion and maintenance of peace. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the increased participation of women: In programmes of education for peace and a culture of peace; In the structures and processes for conflict prevention, management and r...
States Parties undertake to respect and ensure respect for the rules of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflict situations, which affect the population, particularly women. States Parties shall, in accordance with the obligations incumbent upon them under international humanitarian law, protect civilians including women, irrespe...
1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to: Eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and guarantee equal opportunity and access in the sphere of education and training; Eliminate all stereotypes in textbooks, syllabuses and the media, that perpetuate such discrimination; Protect women, especially the girl-child from all for...
States Parties shall adopt and enforce legislative and other measures to guarantee womenequal opportunities in work and career advancement and other economic opportunities. In this respect, they shall: Promote equality of access to employment; Promote the right to equal remuneration for jobs of equal value for women and men; Ensure transparency in ...
States Parties shall ensure that the right to health of women, including sexual and reproductive health is respected and promoted. This includes: The right to control their fertility; The right to decide whether to have children, the number of children and the spacing of children; The right to choose any method of contraception; The right toself-pr...
States Parties shall ensure that women have the right to nutritious and adequate food. In this regard, they shall take appropriate measures to: Provide women with access to clean drinking water, sources of domestic fuel, land, and the means of producing nutritious food; Establish adequate systems of supply and storage to ensure food security. Artic...
Women shall have the right to equal access to housing and to acceptable living conditions in a healthy environment. To ensure this right, States Parties shall grant to women, whatever their marital status, access to adequate housing. Article XVII
Women shall have the right to live in a positive cultural context and to participate at all levels in the determination of cultural policies. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to enhance the participation of women in the formulation of cultural policies at all levels. Article XVIII
Women shall have the right to live in a healthy and sustainable environment. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to: Ensure greater participation of women in the planning, management and preservation of the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources at all levels; Promote research and investment in new and renewable ene...
Women shall have the right to fully enjoy their right to sustainable development. In this connection, the States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to: Introduce the gender perspective in the national development planning procedures; Ensure participation of women at all levels in the conceptualisation, decision-making, implementation and e...
States Parties shall take appropriate legal measures to ensure that widows enjoy all human rights through the implementation of the following provisions: That widows are not subjected to inhuman, humiliating or degrading treatment; That a widow shall automatically become the guardian and custodian of her children, after the death of her husband, un...
A widow shall have the right to an equitable share in the inheritance of the property of her husband. A widow shall have the right to continue to live in the matrimonial house. In case of remarriage, she shall retain this right if the house belongs to her or she has inherited it. Women and men shall have the right to inherit, in equitable shares, t...
The States Parties undertake to: Provide protection to elderly women and take specific measures commensurate with their physical, economic and social needs as well as their access to employment and professional training; ensure the right of elderly women to freedom from violence, including sexual abuse, discrimination based on age and the right to ...
The States Parties undertake to: Ensure the protection of women with disabilities and take specific measures commensurate with their physical, economic and social needs to facilitate their access to employment, professional and vocational training as well as their participation in decision-making; Ensure the right of women with disabilities to free...
The States Parties undertake to: Ensure the protection of poor women and women heads of families including women from marginalized population groups and provide an environment suitable to their condition and their special physical, economic and social needs; Ensure the right of pregnant or nursing women or women in detention by providing them with ...
The States Parties undertake to: Provide for appropriate remedies to any woman whose rights or freedoms, as herein recognised, have been violated; Ensure that such remedies are determined by competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by law. Article XXVI
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights shall be seized with matters of interpretation arising from the application or implementation of this Protocol. Article XXVIII
None of the provisions of the present Protocol shall affect more favourable provisions for the realisation of the rights of women contained in the national legislation of States Parties or in any other regional, continental or international conventions, treaties or agreements applicable in these States Parties. Article XXXII
None of the provisions of the present Protocol shall affect more favourable provisions for the realisation of the rights of women contained in the national legislation of States Parties or in any other regional, continental or international conventions, treaties or agreements applicable in these States Parties. Article XXXII
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5 de jul. de 2023 · The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, also known as the Maputo Protocol on Women’s Rights, provides comprehensive rights for women and girls in Africa.
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.
- March 1995 (Lome, Togo)
- Human rights instrument (women)
- 11 July 2003
The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) remains one of the most progres-sive legal instruments providing a comprehensive set of human rights for African women. Unlike any other women’s human rights instrument, it details wide-ranging and substantive human rights for ...
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El Protocolo de la Unión Africana a la Carta Africana de Derechos Humanos y de los Pueblos con relación a los Derechos de las Mujeres en África, más conocido como el Protocolo de Maputo o Protocolo de las Mujeres en África, [3] es un protocolo internacional que otorga a las mujeres africanas derechos económicos y de bienestar ...
19 de may. de 2022 · UNDP Africa Maputo Protocol Training. 19 May 2022, Addis Ababa – Despite progressive policy commitments and institutional frameworks, implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) remains slow and inconsistent.
