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Aug. 20, 2026, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
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“African Charter 22 June 1983 and Maputo Protocol 16 December 2005” (65).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
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“African Charter 13 August 1982 and Maputo Protocol 27 December 2004” (67).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
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“Maputo Protocol 20 November 2016 The Government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria placed reservations against the following articles: “Article 6 Article 7 Article 14”” (29).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:13 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

“African Charter 28 July 1989 and Maputo (Not Ratified) Signed: 3 December 2003” (39).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
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“African Charter 16 March 1983 and Maputo Protocol 23 August 2005” (85).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
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“African Charter 8 June 1983 and Maputo Protocol 25 March 2005” (82).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
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“African Charter 18 February 1984 and Maputo Protocol 3 May 2011” (79).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
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“African Charter 18 February 1986 and Maputo Protocol Signed not ratified 30 June 2008” (77).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
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"African Charter 23 October 2013 and Maputo Protocol 17 February 2023" (74).
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:04 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
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“African Charter 9 July 1996 and Maputo Protocol 17 December 2004 “Reservations 1. Article 4(j): does not find application in the Republic of South Africa as the death penalty has been abolished. 2.Article 6(d): South Africa does not consider itself bound by this Article that a marriage be recorded in writing and registered in accordance with national laws in order to be legally recognised. 3.Article 6(h): South Africa enters a reservation on this Article, which subjugated the equal rights of men and women with respect to the nationality of their children to national legislation and national security interests, on the basis that it may remove inherent rights of citizenship and...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"African Charter 22 February 1989 and Maputo Protocol 9 December 2005" (63).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
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“African Charter 17 November 1989 and Maputo Protocol 20 May 2005” (59).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
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“The Republic of Kenya’s Constitution recognises the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society, entitled to recognition and protection from the State. The same provision mandates the equality of spouses within and after a marriage” (56).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"African Charter 15 June 1998 and Maputo Protocol 10 January 2017 Reservations: 1.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself bound by Article 6(c) of the Protocol. 2.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 6(d) of the Protocol that puts registration as a condition for recognition of marriage. 3.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 6(f) of the Protocol. 4.The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia enters a reservation on Article 7(a) of the Protocol that requires separation of spouses to be decided by judicial organs. The laws of Ethiopia that permit spouses...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

“African Charter 20 March 1984 Egypt entered the following reservations upon ratification: “that the application of Article 8 and paragraph 3 of Article 18 should be in the light of Islamic Sharite Law and not to its detriment; and that Egypt interprets the first paragraph of Article 9 as being applicable only to information, the obtaining of which is authorised by Egyptian laws and regulations’ and Maputo Protocol was not ratified” (49).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"African Charter: 10 July 1987 and Maputo Protocol: 9 June 2008" (46).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:54 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
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“African Charter 6 January 1992 and Maputo Protocol 5 October 2011” (44).
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Cameroon
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“African Charter 20 June 1989 and Maputo Protocol 13 September 2012 “The acceptance of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa should in no way be construed as endorsement, encouragement or promotion of homosexuality, abortion (except therapeutic abortion), genital mutilation, prostitution or any other practice which is not consistent with universal or African ethical and moral values, and which could be wrongly understood as arising from the rights of women to respect as a person or the free development of her personality. Any interpretation of the present Protocol justifying such practices cannot be applied against the government of Cameroon””...more
Aug. 20, 2026, 1:46 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

“While not officially updated on the AU Website, Botswana ratified in October 2023 and deposited its Instrument of Accession with the AU in December 2023 African Charter 17 July 1986” (36).
Dec. 17, 2025, 9:28 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Lao PDR needs to develop knowledge and deep understanding about the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which Lao PDR has signed. At the present, concerned ministries have plan to conduct consultations, study the provisions of the Convention and related domestic legislations, including capacity building for officers for knowledge and deep understanding of the contents of the Convention before accession to the Convention. Although, Lao PDR has not ratified the Convention, Lao PDR is a party to ICCPR that also has provisions prohibiting enforced disappearance. As for the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their...more
Aug. 29, 2025, 8:58 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[A]s well as the Additional Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women, which was adopted in 2003. Moreover, Côte d’Ivoire ratified the Maputo Protocol on October 5, 2011, demonstrating a continued commitment to women’s rights" (Para 4).
May 30, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, including by...Ratifying the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) of the International Labour Organization" (12). "The Committee notes that the adherence of the State party to the nine major international human rights instruments would enhance the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. The Committee therefore encourages the State party to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Optional...more
April 3, 2025, 9:02 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Some progress has been identified in harmonization of the legislation in B&H with the international standards on prevention and combating violence against women in Republika Srpska, which in 2017 adopted new Criminal Code that introduced provisions aimed to harmonize it with the international standards from the CoE Convention on Prevention and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention)" (7).
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
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"The Committee welcomes the fact that, in the period since the consideration of the previous report, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international and regional instruments: (a) Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), of the International Labour Organization, in 2022... (e) Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), of the International Labour Organization, in 2018; (f) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, in 2015; (g) Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, deposited in 2014" (3).
March 21, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention) [was] ratified by Switzerland in December 2017" (1).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Among the important steps taken are the embedding of the obligations to the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (UN CEDAW) in the… ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol)" (1).
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Committee therefore encourages the State party to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, to which it is not yet a party" (15).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Mechanism has been used for follow-up and reporting to other treaty bodies and other intergovernmental bodies requesting information on progress on women’s rights, such as the country follow-up report to the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2017; the 2019 report on the 25-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; and the 2019 report on the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém Do Pará Convention" (6).
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"The Committee notes that the adherence of the State party to the nine major international human rights instruments would enhance the enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms in all aspects of life. The Committee therefore encourages the State party to ratify the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, to which it is not yet a party" (Page 22).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Niger also signed the Maputo Protocol, which prohibits marriage without consent of both parties, in 2004; however, it has not yet ratified it" (5).