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‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family
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‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family
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‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
<p>Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family</p><p>An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana.</p><p>The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values and culture are under attack from “foreign ideologies” and urges states to withdraw from any agreements that do not align with the principles of the charter, including the 2003 <a href="https://au.int/en/treaties/protocol-african-charter-human-and-peoples-rights-rights-women-africa">Maputo protocol</a>, which promotes gender equality and protects the reproductive and health rights of women and girls.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/05/ghana-african-charter-family-values-gender-women-sex-lgbtq-reproductive-rights">Continue reading...</a>
African governments have advanced a treaty rejecting international human rights obligations, citing sexual and reproductive health as a threat to the African family, sparking criticism from rights gro...
African governments have advanced a treaty rejecting international human rights obligations, citing sexual and reproductive health as a threat to the African family, sparking criticism from rights groups.
(The Guardian)
‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous | Human rights
https://www.europesays.com/africa/271890/
An African treaty that rejects longstanding internatio...
‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous | Human rights
https://www.europesays.com/africa/271890/
An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this…
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A draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values asserts that African values and culture are under attack from 'foreign ideologies'.
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Governments across Africa met in Ghana this week as the draft African charter moved a step closer to becoming policy.
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“‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous”
→ Rights groups condemned the draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values.
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“An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana.”
→ The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values moved closer to becoming policy as African governments met in Ghana.