This article examines the ways in which
cultural practices have caused difficulties
in protecting women's rights in Africa. The
author looks at the ways traditional cultural
practices prevent womens rights from being
realized. The author begins with an overview
of women's human rights in African law
(CEDAW, the African Charter on Human and
Peoples Rights and the Protocol to the
Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa).
The author then examines specific cultural
practices that limit the full implementation
of women's rights (polygamy and divorce). The