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Writing SMART recommendations the African Commission can adopt
Vague recommendations are easy to accept and easy to ignore. RFLD’s manual shows how to write SMART ones for the African Commission.
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Reporting, analysis and field notes from members in more than 35 African countries, on women’s rights, SRHR, civic space, climate justice, peace and security. Articles appear in the language they were written in.Reportages, analyses et notes de terrain de nos membres dans plus de 35 pays africains, sur les droits des femmes, la DSSR, l’espace civique, la justice climatique, la paix et la sécurité. Les articles paraissent dans leur langue de rédaction.
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Protecting shadow reporters from reprisals at the African Commission
Rule 74 obliges States to prevent reprisals against those who engage the African Commission. RFLD’s manual explains how to stay safe.
· Human Rights
Do no harm: ethics and informed consent in shadow reporting
RFLD’s manual puts the safety of women first. How to gather testimony for a shadow report with informed consent and confidentiality.
· Human Rights
The two-source rule: building evidence the Commission can trust
RFLD’s manual asks that every major claim in a shadow report rest on two independent types of source. Here is why and how.
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From law on paper to change in women’s lives: testing State claims
RFLD’s manual teaches shadow reporters to test State claims from the law on paper to real change in women’s lives.
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Why coalition shadow reports carry more weight
The African Commission encourages joint shadow reports. RFLD’s manual explains how to build a coalition that lasts beyond the session.
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Four questions to ask before writing a shadow report
Before starting a shadow report on the Maputo Protocol, RFLD’s manual asks four honest questions. Here is why each one matters.
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15 pages: the African Commission’s format rules for shadow reports
The African Commission’s 2022 Guidelines on Shadow Reports set strict format rules. A practical guide to meeting them.
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The 30-day rule: timing a shadow report for the African Commission
Rule 79(3) sets the deadline for shadow reports at the African Commission. Here is how to count back from a State’s examination.
· Human Rights
Article 26 explained: the duty to report on women’s rights in Africa
How Article 26 of the Maputo Protocol and Article 62 of the African Charter create the State duty to report on women’s rights.
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Three Maputo Protocol reports before the African Commission in Dakar
Three States present Maputo Protocol reports at the 89th Session in Dakar. Here is what civil society should watch for.
· Human Rights
A new RFLD manual for shadow reports on the Maputo Protocol
RFLD’s new manual guides women’s rights groups through writing shadow reports on the Maputo Protocol for the African Commission.
· Human Rights
A glossary of Maputo Protocol reservations
Reservation, withdrawal, depositary, object and purpose: a plain-language glossary of the terms used in RFLD’s country briefs on the Maputo Protocol.
· Human Rights
Six objections to lifting reservations, and how to answer them
Advocates for withdrawing Maputo Protocol reservations hear the same objections again and again. RFLD’s toolkit offers a short answer to each.
· Human Rights
Model letters to help end a Maputo Protocol reservation
RFLD’s report includes five model texts, from a letter to a minister to a withdrawal notification. Here is how advocates can adapt them.
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