Southern Africa (SADC)

WOSSO is a consortium formed by two prominent Southern Women’s Rights Organisations (WROs), Gender Links and ARROW and a renowned UK based development firm, MannionDaniels. We share feminist values and a […]

Capricorn Ignited LGBTI (CIL) is an organisation conceptualised through a feminist lens to advocate for LGBTIQ+ rights in Limpopo Province, focusing on the understanding and belief in full social, economic, […]

Johannesburg, 31 March: A worrying and growing trend of resistance and backlash to LGBTQI+ rights is emerging in the region and globally.  Even in countries where same-sex relationships are legal, […]

Resistance against LGBTQI+ rights has intensified in many countries, with recent anti-LGBTQI+ backlash observed in Botswana, Malawi, Eswatini, and the DRC. Religious and cultural fundamentalism continues to fuel violence and […]

Johannesburg, 28 March 2025: The African Disability Protocol (ADP) entered into force in August 2024, following its ratification by 15 nations, including five in the SADC region. The ADP has […]

All SADC constitutions provide for non-discrimination generally and for non-discrimination based on sex and other grounds, i.e. marital status and pregnancy. The constitutions of some countries, including Lesotho and Botswana, […]

GL is undertaking its annual Service Provider Data base update. If you have filled this in before, you should have received a link to update your information. If you have […]

Johannesburg, 28 March: Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Despite significant strides in policy and advocacy, […]

The first comprehensive study on gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa reveals that 35.5% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence. This underscores the pervasive nature of GBV and […]

Johannesburg, 27 March: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) remain a critical yet often neglected area in public health, particularly in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. […]