Nov 28, 2021IAWL Statement on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based ViolenceWe and our partners at the Institute for African Women in Law (IAWL) join UN Women and all gender advocacy organizations and individuals, in
Nov 16, 2021Join Us! UN Day on Violence Against Women: Lawyers PanelThe Law Society of England and Wales in collaboration with the Institute for African Women in Law is organizing a panel discussion,...
Oct 31, 2021 Underrepresentation of African Women in UN Human Rights Bodies.*When it comes to Human Rights Bodies, women are still underrepresented, except for the two bodies-CEDAW and CRC. When compared to other regi
Oct 31, 2021New Article: The legal profession in Ghana: From indigenization to globalization.IAWL announces the publication of a new scholarly peer-reviewed article by our Executive Director, J. Jarpa Dawuni, Ph.D., on the legal prof
Oct 27, 2021Open Letter to the UN & AU: Gender Equality for African Women in International Law Cannot WaitIt is time for Member states of the AU and the UN to walk the talk of gender parity being ‘an urgent need, moral duty and operational necess