Center for Reproductive Rights Africa

Today, the Court of Appeal in Malindi overturned a landmark 2022 High Court decision that had affirmed abortion care as a constitutional right and protected both a young woman and a healthcare provider. It has now reinstated criminal proceedings against them. This is the reality of criminalization: care denied, dignity violated, lives at risk. We strongly disagree with this decision and will be moving to the Supreme Court. The fight for justice continues. #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice

Wanjiru Kamanda, Senior Advocacy Adviser at the Center for Reproductive Rights, delivered our intervention at the 87th Session of the ACHPR, calling for an end to the detention of women and newborns in health facilities due to inability to pay for maternal healthcare. #achpr87os #maternalhealth

At the 87th Session of the ACHPR, we called for an end to the detention of women and newborns in health facilities because they cannot pay for maternal healthcare. Key points from our intervention: • Detention after childbirth is a human rights violation. • It disproportionately affects women and girls from low-income, rural, and marginalized communities. • Fear of detention can discourage timely care and increase the risk of preventable maternal deaths. • State Parties must prohibit this practice, abolish user fees, and strengthen accountability. Maternal healthcare must never become a punishment for poverty. #ACHPR87 #MaternalHealth

Happening now. Please join us for this important conversation on respectful maternal healthcare: Join using this link: us06web.zoom.us/j/89509141317

On the sidelines of the 87th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR, we’re leading a critical conversation on respectful maternal healthcare, with a focus on ACHPR Resolution 625 of 2025. The session will bring together advocates and experts to reflect on how accountability, law and practice can advance dignity, rights and respectful maternity care for women across Africa. 📍 Press Room 2, Banjul, Gambia 🗓 14 May 2026 ⏰ 1:30–2:30 PM GMT #ACHPR87 #MaternalHealth

Some conversations need people who understand rights in theory and in practice. We are pleased to welcome @Salima_SN, Vice President for Africa at @ReproRightsAFR, as a speaker at the 9th RHNK Pan-African AYSRHR Conference. A lawyer and human rights advocate, Ms. Salima brings deep experience in legal and policy development, litigation and advocacy, working across Africa to advance the rights to health, education and social protection. Her work sits at the intersection of law, policy and lived realities, helping ensure that commitments to SRHR are made and upheld. This is a perspective that challenges, grounds and strengthens the conversation. Join us in June to learn from great minds! #RHNKPanAfricanConference2026

In Banjul for #ACHPR87OS? 🎙️Be part of a live recording of our All Things Maputo Protocol podcast with Nyokabi Njogu & Ramatoulie Jallow, with a chance to share your perspective too! 📍 Thematic Room 3 🗓 15 May | 🕜 1:30 PM @achpr_cadhp #ACTtoEndViolence #MaputoProtocol

As the case heads to the Supreme Court, public education& advocacy remain critical. Fear & confusion should never stand in the way of patients seeking care within the law or providers offering lawful services.We must keep pushing for progressive laws that protect SRHR.#TLC4Rights

We continue our breakdown of the Court of Appeal judgment in AG v PAK by unpacking the key findings and issues the Court considered. Share widely and help counter misinformation with facts. #TLC4Rights

Post 1/3 ⚖️ This week, we’re breaking down the Court of Appeal judgment in AG v PAK-what the Court decided, what it means, and why it matters for reproductive rights in Kenya. Swipe through. 👉🏾 #TLC4Rights

For Equality is excited to host the first #SheTalks event of the year! We look forward to impactful conversations as we explore the realities of #TFGBV and the need for feminist solutions. See you there! #SafeOnlineSafeOffline

Reproductive rights are not negotiable political questions. They are fundamental human rights. We stand behind the Special Rapporteur's advocacy framework and the work ahead. #MaputoProtocol #AfricaHumanRights #ACHPR

Some key highlights from our statement: ➡️Reservations to Article 14 don't just weaken the law, they cost lives. ➡️Poor women, rural women, adolescents and survivors of sexual violence are the ones paying the price: 😭 unsafe abortions 😭preventable deaths 😭 criminalization. ➡️African courts are making progress, but court wins mean nothing without implementation. ➡️States must act by withdrawing reservations, aligning domestic laws, funding services and protecting patients and providers. #MaputoProtocol #AfricaHumanRights #ACHPR

At the opening ceremony of the #87thACHPR Ordinary Session, @RosemaryKirui, Legal Adviser at @ReproRightsAFR addressed the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women Africa at the launch of the advocacy framework on lifting reservations to the #MaputoProtocol. Here's what we said 👇 @ValNjogu @EdigahKavuravu @WanjiruKamanda #MaputoProtocol #AfricaHumanRights #ACHPR

Everything you need to join the 9th RHNK Pan-African AYSRHR Conference is LIVE themes, registration & more! All roads lead to Mombasa, June 2–5, 2026. Register now 👇🏾 rhnk.org/conference/reg… #RHNKPanAfricanConference2026

We’re in Banjul for the 87th Session of the ACHPR. 🇬🇲 From key side events to critical regional engagements, we’re joining important conversations on advancing human rights and SRHR across Africa. Stay with us for updates from the session. #achpr87 #HumanRights

In Kenya, procuring an abortion for the monied simply means making yet another doctor's appointment. But for underprivileged women, an abortion can mean a death or prison sentence. Yet abortions are & will still be sought. Isn't it time to avert the deaths/criminalization? Read: debunk.media/abortions-are-… @MOH_Kenya, @Kenyajudiciary, @aphrc, @ReproRightsAFR

Yesterday, we marched. Today, we keep raising our voices. No woman or girl should be criminalized for seeking healthcare. Stand with us. #ProtectHerRights #RightToHealth #AbortionRightsInKenya

Today, we marched in solidarity for women and girls across Kenya. #ProtectHerRights #AbortionRightsinKenya #EndStigma

Today, we join the movement for a peaceful march following the Malindi Court of Appeal judgment that threatens access to abortion care and criminalizes women and healthcare providers. 📍 Jeevanjee Gardens, Nairobi 🕣 8:30 AM - 2 PM 📅 Thursday, 7 May Bring: ✔️ Comfortable shoes ✔️ Water ✔️ A hat/cap #reproductiverights #reproductivejustice

Women and girls deserve the highest attainable standard of health, free from stigma, fear or criminalization. #ProtectHerRights #AbortionRightsinKenya #EndStigma