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Unveiling Subalternity: Women and the Legal Professions Across Africa

Tina Blazquez-Lopez Counsel, BCLP, Dubai Artisanal and small-scale mining (“Artisanal Mining”) is an extremely complex and widely diverse...

Bashiratu Kamal Gender Expert, Ghana Trades Union As the world continues to battle with the devastating effects of the novel coronavirus...

According to the World Bank Report there are millions of children out of school. Acknowledging this impact on girls, the national High Commi

On April 16, 2020 as part of the fight against COVID-19 the government of Burkina Faso requested the approval of the national assembly, to

As a country, Ghana introduced measures including promoting entrepreneurship and job creation aimed at achieving the pillars of decent work

In the late 1990s, the South African Department of Justice stated that the legal profession in South Africa needed to be transformed not on

The Indian Judicial system while maintaining it’s reputation to administer justice started hearing matters of urgency initially by reducing

The legal and socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the plight of widows in Nigeria is difficult to measure accurately. Thus, the restriction

There is a great deal of concern in the legal doctrine. The fear is that governments, under the pretext of combating the pandemic, will take

Burkina Faso, like most countries, has been shaken by the coronavirus pandemic commonly known as Covid-19, which was brought into the count

The Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs has reported a 42 per cent increase in the number of domestic violence cases in

Pandemics and crises tend to exacerbate existing problems such as poverty, non-observance of human rights, and gender inequality. In these

Despite the unprecedented risks coronavirus has brought, human rights should only be restricted as much as necessary to protect public healt

Despite these turbulent times, I have great faith and hope that Cape Verde and the world at large will overcome this pandemic and we will

Embracing technology has never been more relevant, and judicial and legal officers must acquaint themselves with communication platforms bot

Efforts at curbing gender-based violence during this lockdown and beyond needs to embark on a massive campaign to enlighten rural women of

The contagious nature of the coronavirus disease and the consequential public health decisions requires advanced thinking on the future

There is no one solution best suited to address the rising scourge of SGBV in Kenya. The situation requires the adoption of multisector mech

Long before the global health emergency caused by the corona virus pandemic, the administration of justice in Africa was in deep trouble.