· Human Rights
Ethiopia’s Maputo Protocol reservations and the gaps they protect
Ethiopia holds one of the longest lists of reservations and declarations to the Maputo Protocol. RFLD’s brief shows where reform could begin.
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· Human Rights
Uganda’s reservations on reproductive health in the Maputo Protocol
Unsafe abortion accounts for 26 per cent of maternal deaths in Uganda, the African Commission found. RFLD’s brief sets out the path to withdrawal.
· Human Rights
Kenya’s Maputo Protocol reservations and its own Constitution
Kenya’s reservation on Article 14(2)(c) protects a narrower position than its 2010 Constitution. RFLD’s country brief explains the case for withdrawal.
· Human Rights
Reservations on the agenda at the African Commission’s 89th Session
Cameroon and Mauritius go before the African Commission in Dakar this October. Here is why their reviews matter for the Maputo Protocol.
· Human Rights
Cameroon’s general declaration on the Maputo Protocol, explained
Cameroon’s general declaration on the Maputo Protocol works like a reservation. RFLD’s brief explains why it can go before Cameroon’s review in Dakar.
· Human Rights
Mauritius and the Maputo Protocol: building on the 2023 withdrawal
Mauritius withdrew one Maputo Protocol reservation in 2023 and keeps seven. RFLD’s country brief sets out the next steps before the 89th Session.
· Human Rights
What a reservation to the Maputo Protocol is, and why it matters
Nine African States limit the Maputo Protocol through reservations. Here is what a reservation is under treaty law and how it can be withdrawn.
· Economic Justice
What we still do not know about funding for feminist movements
No public dataset measures funding to women’s organisations by language. RFLD’s 2026 data report sets out its data limits and a research agenda for 2027.
· Economic Justice
Core funding and code 15170: a funding glossary for feminist organisations
Core funding, restricted funding, the gender marker and purpose code 15170 explained, with data from RFLD’s 2026 report on funding feminist movements.
· Economic Justice
Funding in French: removing the language barrier for feminist movements
Most funders work in English. RFLD’s 2026 data report explains how language shapes who gets funded in francophone West Africa and what funders can change.
· Economic Justice
Protecting women defenders, online and offline: what RFLD’s grants show
Four of RFLD’s 27 grants in 2026 address the safety of women defenders, from psychosocial support to digital resilience. Lessons from RFLD’s 2026 data report.
· Economic Justice
Togo and Guinea: organising for women’s rights under repression
Togo and Guinea both score 29 out of 100 on the CIVICUS Monitor. How women’s organisations work and seek funding under repression, from RFLD’s 2026 data report.
· Côte d'Ivoire
Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire: open doors under strain
Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire have the highest civic space scores among eight francophone West African countries, yet women’s organisations there face funding cuts and new legal risks.
· Benin
Benin: where the funding gap is felt first
Benin hosts most of RFLD’s 2026 grantees and was among the first countries hit by the US aid freeze. A country snapshot from RFLD’s 2026 data report.
· Women's Rights
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