Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol), Article 10 (1) & 2 (a) (b) (e)
- Women have the right to a peaceful existence and the right to participate in the promotion and maintenance of peace.
- States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the increased participation of women:
- in programmes of education for peace and a culture of peace;
- in the structures and processes for conflict prevention, management and resolution at local, national, regional, continental and international levels;
- in all aspects of planning, formulation and implementation of post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation.
