We were in Gambia!
Our member, Benter Mboya, recently attended the 85th ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) courtesy of the International Commission of Jurists – Africa who supported all her travel logistics. ICJ-Africa have previously engaged the Network when together with the United Disabled Persons of Kenya they hosted a consultative forum with us on challenges that women and girls with disabilities face in accessing justice. We were thus happy that they also supported our member logistic-wise and technically in taking part in sessions by the ACHPR. The ACHPR is a regional monitoring mechanism that forms part of the African Union, established under the African Charter. It is mandated to promote and protect human rights in Africa. Benter Mboya, a grassroots leader is a woman with a disability who hails from Kisumu County and works as a village administrator. As a Network that brings together women with disabilities-led organisations, ...