Gender Equality and Human Rights

Gender Equality refers to the right to equality and non-discrimination between men and women in all spheres. It is a fundamental human rights principle that every individual shall be equal before the law and shall be entitled to equal protection of the law without distinction of any kind.

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March 7 – 11, 2022

The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) enshrines the State’s obligation to combat all forms of discrimination against women through appropriate legislative, institutional and other measures.

Equality between women and men/girls and boys is recognized under the Ethiopian Constitution and in international human rights instruments Ethiopia has ratified. Yet millions of women and girls across the country continue to experience deep-rooted inequality and discrimination in the enjoyment of their civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights.

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