Podcasts about maputo protocol

In conversation with Dr Anastacia Tomson “I hate so much that we need to define the trans experience through the lenses of trauma, suffering and dysphoria. I really wish we could move forward towards a model where we define the trans experience by wellness and euphoria”. In this episode, Dr Anastacia Tomson, a transgender woman, and Thiruna Naidoo from the Centre for Human Rights, take the listeners on a journey of analysing the lived experiences of transgender women in South Africa. This episode emphasises the need for inclusive spaces for the transgender community. Dr Tomson talks about the challenges of accessing healthcare and the gatekeeping of identities faced by the trans community in South Africa. She also reflects on the impact of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the rights of Women in Africa, (The Maputo Protocol), in observing and protecting the rights of marginalised women such as transwomen in Africa. In her reflections, she shows the potential the Maputo Protocol has as a tool to ensure that the rights of transgender women are protected. To this effect, the Centre for Human Rights in partnership with Centre for Sexualities AIDS and Gender (CSA&G) worked on the TransMaputo Project to ignite discussions around what the Maputo Protocol can do to ensure the rights of transgender women in Africa are protected. Anastacia Tomson is a medical doctor, author, and activist, with a focus on queer and transgender rights. She completed her medical degree at the University of Pretoria in 2009, and has years of experience as a clinician in the public and private sector. Dr Tomson conducts workshops and seminars that provide sensitisation and competency training on LGBTQI+ issues, targeting healthcare workers and mainstream society. She also produces training materials covering transgender health. Anastacia is founder of the Professional Alliance Combating Transphobia, PACT and a Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition steering committee member. Her autobiography, “Always Anastacia: A Transgender Life in South Africa”, is a compelling memoir that details some of the defining moments in her life, through the lens of her transition. It’s a candid and honest look into the life of a South African trans woman, and the unique challenges and struggles she faces in claiming her own identity, and living her truth in an often-unforgiving world. This is a special episode being published in light of The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), a yearly event held on 17 May. The aim of IDAHOBIT is to raise awareness on violence, discrimination, repression, and health challenges that detract from the progress and wellbeing of the LGBTIQ+ community all over the world. IDAHOBIT provides an opportunity for the LGBTIQ+ community to come together and celebrate their unique identities. Transgender people and trans women in particular, face a unique set of intersecting oppressions through the normative regulation of sexuality, gender roles, expression and cultural identity. This conversation was recorded on 26 February 2020. Edited by Tatenda Musinahama. Music: Inner Peace by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chinoCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/0nI6qJeqFcc 

In conversation with Ms Saoyo Tabitha Griffith The issue of forced sterilisation is a little-known matter as women are generally reluctant to discuss their experience. Stemming from the social stigma attached to women unable to have children, many women suffer in silence. Ms Saoyo Tabitha Griffith (Deputy Executive Director, KELIN) sheds light on the challenges and continued battle against the ongoing forced sterilisations in Kenya. The issue of informed consent and the demographic of women who are disproportionately affected are explored.  In terms of who can consent, what type of consent is required, and the lack of emergency surrounding the procedure raise significant questions over the current practice of medical professionals. Despite the discussion focusing on Kenyan examples, the practice is wide spread, including in Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Uganda. While reproductive rights tend to focus on women who want children, the Maputo Protocol and accompanying protections cover sexual and reproductive rights and speak to all women, both those who want and do not want children. The importance of such rights is explained through the associated societal benefits that accompany the empowerment of women, highlighting that the time for investing in women is now. The conversation ends with a roundup of some basic sexual and reproductive rights every women (and man) should be aware before seeking medical assistance. This conversation was recorded on 27 March 2019. Music: Inner Peace by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chino Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/0nI6qJeqFcc

In conversation with Prof Fareda Banda Experience has shown the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to be insufficient in addressing certain challenges faced by women across the African continent. Through the discussion with Prof Fareda Banda (SOAS, University of London) the background to the Maputo Protocol (Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa) and distinctions between it and CEDAW are explored. Through building on the international framework, the Maputo Protocol reflects developments in the areas of: intersectionality; the specificities of the African women; decoupling women’s rights from the husband; and in reproductive rights, including access to safe abortions. We discuss how cultural practices can be used as justification for discrimination, whereby Prof Banda explains the cultural recognition within the Protocol and the requirement for women’s participation in their construction. She highlights the positive cultural practices of the continent and the importance of placing them within the treaty framework. We then move to exploring family rights and the protections the Maputo Protocol has ushered in. Prof Banda delves into the provisions on marriage and inheritance and how the new African constitutions are removing discriminatory laws and no longer ringfence customary law from scrutiny. Whether the developments have occurred solely due to the laws in place is considered. Rounding off the discussion, the importance of knowing the African treaty is stressed to facilitate its broader use and in taking ownership of it. This conversation was recorded on 26 March 2019.  Music: Inner Peace by Mike Chino https://soundcloud.com/mike-chinoCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/0nI6qJeqFcc 

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Nebila Abdulmelik, a poet, photographer and in the past heading communications at FEMNET and later working at the African Union Commission. She was central to the #JusticeForLiz and #BringBackOurGirls campaigns online. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Nebila Abdulmelik, a poet, photographer and in the past heading communications at FEMNET and later working at the African Union Commission. She was central to the #JusticeForLiz and #BringBackOurGirls campaigns online. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Nebila Abdulmelik, a poet, photographer and in the past heading communications at FEMNET and later working at the African Union Commission. She was central to the #JusticeForLiz and #BringBackOurGirls campaigns online. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Nebila Abdulmelik, a poet, photographer and in the past heading communications at FEMNET and later working at the African Union Commission. She was central to the #JusticeForLiz and #BringBackOurGirls campaigns online. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Irũngũ Houghton, Executive Director of Amnesty International Kenya. Mr Houghton has been part of the community supporting the implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa since it's early years and he shares insights on the issues it addresses and what kinds of open data are most useful going forward. #MaputoAt15 #TheAfricaWeWant #OpenData

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Irũngũ Houghton, Executive Director of Amnesty International Kenya. Mr Houghton has been part of the community supporting the implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa since it's early years and he shares insights on the issues it addresses and what kinds of open data are most useful going forward. #MaputoAt15 #TheAfricaWeWant #OpenData

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Irũngũ Houghton, Executive Director of Amnesty International Kenya. Mr Houghton has been part of the community supporting the implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa since it's early years and he shares insights on the issues it addresses and what kinds of open data are most useful going forward. #MaputoAt15 #TheAfricaWeWant #OpenData

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. In this 4 part series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol we speak with Irũngũ Houghton, Executive Director of Amnesty International Kenya. Mr Houghton has been part of the community supporting the implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa since it's early years and he shares insights on the issues it addresses and what kinds of open data are most useful going forward. #MaputoAt15 #TheAfricaWeWant #OpenData Read about the Maputo Protocol here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maputo_Protocol

Welcome to this special edition series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol. This is the last in our 4 part conversation with Ms Faiza Jama Mohamed, Director of the Africa Office of Equality Now and one of the founders of SOAWR. She shares her dream for the next 15 years of the Maputo Protocol and women's rights in Africa. She highlights areas such as FGM which can show progress at the regional level but in practising communities remain a big challenge where lots of work remains to be done. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData The Africa Open Data Network is a community of Africans and friends of Africa who believe in Africa's development agenda and the potential of open data to help achieve its development goals. For more information on AODN visit http://www.africaopendatanetwork.org Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/networkfordata Find us on Facebook - http://www.fb.me/networkfordata Find us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/networkfordata

Welcome to this special edition series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol. This is part 3 of our 4 part conversation with Ms Faiza Jama Mohamed, Director of the Africa Office of Equality Now and one of the founders of SOAWR. She speaks with us about the areas where African countries have made the most progress on protecting women's rights. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData The Africa Open Data Network is a community of Africans and friends of Africa who believe in Africa's development agenda and the potential of open data to help achieve its development goals. For more information on AODN visit http://www.africaopendatanetwork.org Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/networkfordata Find us on Facebook - http://www.fb.me/networkfordata Find us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/networkfordata

Welcome to this special edition series of "Let's Talk Data" on the Maputo Protocol. This is part 2 of our 4 part conversation with Ms Faiza Jama Mohamed, Director of the Africa Office of Equality Now and one of the founders of SOAWR. She tells the fascinating story of the campaign to ensure progress in the ratification of the Maputo Protocol by African countries. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData The Africa Open Data Network is a community of Africans and friends of Africa who believe in Africa's development agenda and the potential of open data to help achieve its development goals. For more information on AODN visit http://www.africaopendatanetwork.org Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/networkfordata Find us on Facebook - http://www.fb.me/networkfordata Find us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/networkfordata

African Agenda is delighted to bring you our conversations with leading champions for women's rights in Africa; most of whom were central to the journey of the Maputo Protocol from draft to where it is today. This is part 1 of our 4 part conversation with Ms Faiza Jama Mohamed, Director of the Africa Office of Equality Now and one of the founders of SOAWR. She speaks with us about her early days working on women's rights in Africa and the beginnings of the Solidarity for African Women's Rights (SOAWR) Coalition. #FollowTheProtocol #MaputoAt15 #LetsTalkData #followTheProtocol #maputoAt15 For more information on AODN visit http://www.africaopendatanetwork.org Follow us on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/networkfordata Find us on Facebook - http://www.fb.me/networkfordata Find us on Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/networkfordata