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ACHPR, Sweden and Germany Convene at the RFLD Dakar Office on the Protection of Women Human Rights Defenders in West Africa

Three of the institutional voices that accompany the engagement of West African States in the protection of Women Human Rights Defenders convened on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, at the Dakar Office of the Réseau des Femmes Leaders pour le Développement (RFLD), for a high-level institutional Afrofeminist concertation: the Honourable Professor Remy Ngoy Lumbu, Special Rapporteur of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa, and former Chairperson of the ACHPR; Her Excellency Catharina Cappelin, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Senegal; and the Federal Republic of Germany, represented at two complementary levels — diplomatically by Mrs Henriette Wolf, First Secretary (Political) at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dakar; and through bilateral cooperation by Mrs Katja Roeckel, Country Director of GIZ Senegal.

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Les défenseures au cœur de l'Afrique de l'Ouest francophone. Première année de notre initiative SEA-T financée par le BMZ et mise en œuvre par la GIZ : 345 participations, 114 organisations, 15 cours certifiants, 29 pays HUB. Le RFLD copréside le Conseil consultatif SEA-T.

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Women defenders at the heart of francophone West Africa. First year of our BMZ-funded, GIZ-implemented SEA-T initiative: 345 participations, 114 organisations, 15 free certified courses, 29 HUB countries. RFLD co-chairs the SEA-T Programme Advisory Council. #WHRD #CivicSpace

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Le RFLD est à Abuja les 27 et 28 octobre pour la conférence régionale sur l'intégrité électorale des femmes et des jeunes femmes en Afrique de l'Ouest. Ileola Maroufatou FALOLA, Coordonnatrice de notre Plateforme des Membres, y porte la voix des organisations locales.

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RFLD is in Abuja on 27 and 28 October for the regional conference on electoral integrity for women and young women in West Africa. Ileola Maroufatou FALOLA, Coordinator of our Members' Platform, brings the voice of local women's organisations from Nigeria, The Gambia and Benin.

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Nine African States still limit the Maputo Protocol through reservations. Our guide shows what each one does and when advocates can next ask for its withdrawal.
#MaputoProtocol #WomensRights

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Laws on paper, rights in practice. Our review of women's rights laws in West Africa found real reforms on quotas and violence, and laws that are still applied only in part.
#WomensRights #WestAfrica

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West Africa has the world's highest under-five mortality rate: 92 per 1,000 live births. Our country review shows where progress is real, as in Senegal, and where the trend is reversing.
#MaternalHealth #MaputoProtocol

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Before you block an online abuser, save the evidence. Our guide from RFLD's Cyber Harassment Legal Toolkit explains what to capture and how to report it to the police and the platforms.
#16Days #EndOnlineViolence

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Read the Maputo Protocol in your language: https://t.co/9sL4R8obE7

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The Maputo Protocol now speaks 8 African languages: Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba, Lingala, Igbo, Twi, Zarma and Goun. Nearly 300 million people can read it in their own language.
#MaputoProtocol #WomensRights

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Lisez le Protocole de Maputo dans votre langue : https://t.co/9sL4R8oJtF

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Le Protocole de Maputo parle désormais 8 langues africaines : haoussa, amharique, yoruba, lingala, igbo, twi, zarma et goun. Près de 300 millions de personnes peuvent le lire dans leur langue.
#ProtocoleDeMaputo #DroitsDesFemmes

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#CADHP89 Omolara Balogun (WACSI) : le rétrécissement de l'espace civique en Afrique de l'Ouest. Vidéo sur YouTube @rfldorg
#ACHPR89 Omolara Balogun (WACSI) on shrinking civic space for women's organisations in West Africa. Video on YouTube @rfldorg

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#CADHP89 Aua Baldé (ONU, disparitions forcées) : ce que les survivantes attendent des mécanismes. Vidéo sur YouTube @rfldorg
#ACHPR89 Aua Baldé (UN, enforced disappearances) on what survivors expect from mechanisms. Video on YouTube @rfldorg

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#CADHP89 Simbiat Bakare (RFLD Nigeria) : l'espace civique vu depuis les communautés qui soutiennent les survivantes. Vidéo sur YouTube @rfldorg
#ACHPR89 Simbiat Bakare (RFLD Nigeria) on civic space as felt by communities that support survivors. Video on YouTube @rfldorg

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#CADHP89 Konstanze Ricken (SEA-T, GIZ) : intersectionnalité, afroféminisme et financements pour l'égalité de genre. Vidéo sur YouTube @rfldorg
#ACHPR89 Konstanze Ricken (SEA-T, GIZ) on intersectionality, Afrofeminism and gender-transformative funding. Video on YouTube @rfldorg

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#CADHP89 Hannah Forster (ACDHRS) : protéger les défenseures dans le système africain des droits humains. Vidéo sur YouTube @rfldorg
#ACHPR89 Hannah Forster (ACDHRS) on protecting women defenders in the African human rights system. Video on YouTube @rfldorg