WLSA Mozambique, together with several other organizations, organized a National Conference on Gender Violence which took place in Maputo, on November 28 and 29, 2012
As Mozambique waits for the National Assembly to vote to decriminalize abortion later this year, a new slideshow brings home the dramatic reality of illegal abortion in Inhambane province
September 28 was Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion
We present the slideshow "No Safe Choice" that shows the consequences of illegal abortion in Mozambique
Article by Mercedes Sayagues for the International Centre For Journalists about unsafe abortion in Mozambique, at a time when Parliament prepares to discuss a new law that will decriminalize abortion
Who wants to give birth here?
Dreadful clinics underpin maternal mortality in Mozambique
A group of organizations sent a letter to the daily Notícias with regard to a news item about a case of violation of women's human rights, condemning the leniency of the columnist. The letter was sent on January 20 and was published on January 28.
On February 9 an article appeared in the South African press:
WLSA (Women and Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trust) is a regional non-governmental organisation (NGO) that conducts research about women’s human rights in seven countries of Southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Portuguese is Mozambique´s official language and it is the language used in our publications and on most of this website. However, much of our material is also available in English – and we will be adding more on a regular basis.
Shadow Report on the "Stage of implementation of the CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) in Mozambique".
Mozambique NGO Statement, presented at the 38th CEDAW Session, highlighting the main issues mentioned in the shadow report.
Concluding comments by the CEDAW Committee, identifying areas of concern and suggesting recommendations to the Government of Mozambique.
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