© 2019 Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesNew York, USA, 13 March 2026 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. Last November, South Africa classified violence against women as a a national disaster. When the African Union adopted its Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in early 2025, UN Women and several governments celebrated it as progress. The AU Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls includes some provisions that add to the Maputo Protocol: explicit protections against cyberviolence and femicide, stronger workplace harassment provisions, and attention to marginalized groups like women with disabilities and refugees. Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Human Right WatchThe post AU Should Strengthen its Framework to Curb Violence Against Women appeared first on African Media Agency.

Source: GNN Liberia March 14, 2026 03:09 UTC