On 25 November 2005, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa entered into force, after receiving its 15th ratification. This marked a milestone in the protection and promotion of women's rights in Africa, creating new rights for women in terms of international standards.
This groundbreaking Protocol, for the first time in international law, explicitly sets forth the reproductive right of women to medical abortion when pregnancy results from rape or incest or when the continuation of pregnancy endangers the health or life of...
On 25 November 2005, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa entered into force, after recei...