AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW JOURNAL

Eliminating Harmful Practices Against Women in Zimbabwe : Implementing Article 5 of the African Women's Protocol

This article examines the duty to protect against harmful practices perpetuated against women and girls in Zimbabwe just over a decade after the ratification of the African Women’s Protocol. Prior to the publication of this article, existing research focused on the implementation of the Protocol as a whole.

He Beat me and the State Did Nothing about It : An African Perspective on the Due Diligence Standard and State Responsibility for Domestic Violence in International Law

This article undertakes an analysis of the standard for state responsibility regarding domestic violence human rights’ violations from an African perspective via the Economic Community of West African States Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS).

A Comparison between the Position of Child Marriage Victims and Child Soldiers: Towards a Nuanced Approach

This paper examines the roles of children affected by both chid marriage and child soldiers, with the goal of highlighting the complexity of child development and ability to consent.

Recent Legal Responses to Child Marriage in Southern Africa : The Case of Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi

This article analyzes law reform to end child marriage in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi, and how the conflict between children’s rights and cultural rights is a serious obstacle. The author provides a statistical overview of the prevalence of child marriage in the selected countries before looking at the broader international context of child marriage.

Advancing Gender Equity in Access to HIV Treatment through the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa

This article discusses equality in access to HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa. Specifically, the author examines the unmet need of women for anti-retroviral drugs in Africa. First, the libertarian and egalitarian views on equity in provision of health care are compared. The author then explores international and regional instruments that protect the right to health and find denial of access to treatment as a violation of the right to health. The author examines three factors that limit women's access to HIV treatment: discrimination, poverty, and

Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: Protection of Women from Sexual Violence During Armed Conflict

In the face of evidence that links sexual violence against women to armed conflict in Africa, the author asks: can the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa change the situation? The author examines the treatment of sexual violence against women during armed conflict in international humanitarian law generally, and then analyzes the provisions in the Protocol that specifically address violence against women. The author argues that states are obligated to protect women from sexual violence during armed conflict under the Protocol, but that the Protocol

Building on a Global Movement: Violence against Women in the African Context

This article highlights the gains that have been made with respect to women's rights and ending violence against women in the African context. Case law is used to illustrate the progress, and provisions in the African Protocol on Women's Rights addressing this violence are examined. The article also suggests that a major step forward in addressing women's rights violations and violence against women is real recognition of the current state of affairs in this regard. The author argues that the degree to which violence against women is recognized as an issue