Day two and three of ‘Women and Poverty: A Human Rights Approach‘ continued to build upon the success of day one. Consistently strong attendance of more than 100 people ensured that lively discussion followed each of the panels. Photos can be found on the conference page under the ‘Events’ tab above and audio recordings of […]
Day two and three of ‘Women and Poverty: A Human Rights Approach‘ continued to build upon the success of day one. Consistently strong attendance of more than 100 people ensured that lively discussion followed each of the panels. Photos can be found on the conference page under the ‘Events’ tab above and audio recordings of […]
The Oxford Human Rights Hub was pleased to host a major global conference on ‘Women and Poverty: A Human Rights Perspective’, held in Kigali, Rwanda on April 28-30, 2014. The conference took place at the Lemigo Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. Conference Overview While the feminization of poverty has long been a recognized phenomenon, gender inequality and poverty are often […]
The Oxford Human Rights Hub was pleased to host a major global conference on ‘Women and Poverty: A Human Rights Perspective’, held in Kigali, Rwanda on April 28-30, 2014. The conference took place at the Lemigo Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda. Conference Overview While the feminization of poverty has long been a recognized phenomenon, gender inequality and poverty are often […]
The Southern African Judicial Assistance Project (SAJAP) between the Oxford Pro Bono Publico (OPBP), University of Oxford and the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU), University of Cape Town has been awarded a grant by the World Justice Project for supporting the national judges in the Southern African region. The grant enables one student each from University of Cape Town and […]
March 8th is International Women’s Day, formally observed by the United Nations in recognition of the fact that ‘securing peace and social progress and the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms require the active participation, equality and development of women’ and to acknowledge ‘the contribution of women to strengthening the strengthening of international […]
On September 3rd, the Court of Appeal in Botswana decided that Edith Mmusi’s parents’ home belonged to her and her sisters. In doing so, Botswana’s highest court struck a blow to rigid versions of customary law and breathed new meaning into the Botswana Constitution’s provisions to prevent unfair discrimination. Edith Mmusi’s story Edith Mmusi, 80, […]
The latest decision of the Botswana High Court on inheritance rights in Edith Mmusi v Ramantele is a pivotal step for women in Botswana and Africa as a whole. A number of African countries still have discriminatory customary law practices that effectively leave women with nothing on the death of a male family member. […]
