+How Well are Kenya and Zimbabwe

Implementing the Maputo Protocol?

Lessons Learned from Grassroots Organizations in Kenya and Zimbabwe

By Tanya Sukhija, Esq.

+Overview

VAWG in Kenya Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) & Child

Marriage Sexual Violence, Especially Against Girls

Discrimination Against Women in Zimbabwe Access to Abortion in Cases of Rape Discriminatory Application of Loitering Law

+FGM & Child Marriage in Kenya

What Has Kenya Done to Implement the Maputo Protocol with Regard to FGM?

Children’s Act Prohibition of FGM Act

o Anti-FGM Board Prosecution Anti-FGM Units

How is Kenya Failing? Lack of Awareness Lack of Coordinated Responses to Cases Poor Collection of Evidence Lack of Capacity Mitigation of Charges

+Sexual Violence in Kenya

What Has Kenya Done to Implement Provisions of the Protocol with Regard to Sexual Violence?

Sexual Offences Act Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence Positive Court Judgment in 160 Girls Case

How is Kenya failing? Case Studies: 160 Girls Case Gang Rape in Liz Case

There is a Lack of Willingness to Protect the Human Rights of Women and Girls.

+Access to Abortion in Cases

of Rape in Zimbabwe

What Has Zimbabwe Done to Implement the Maputo Protocol?

Termination of Pregnancy Act

How is Zimbabwe Failing? Case Study: Mildred Mapingure v. The Minister of

Home Affairs In Practice, the Termination of Pregnancy Act Fails to

Protect the Right to Access Abortion in Cases of Rape.

+Discrimination Against Women in Zimbabwe

What Has Zimbabwe Done to Implement the Protocol in Terms of Eliminating Discrimination Against Women?

New Constitution in 2013

How is Zimbabwe Failing? Discriminatory Application of Loitering Law

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