Amnesty International on Friday lauded the Central African Republic’s (CAR) ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, also known as the Maputo Protocol .

Amnesty International Senior Researcher Abdoulaye Diarra praised the move as a “welcome and long-awaited step in promoting and protecting women and girls’ rights in the country, including from all forms of gender-based violence.” Diarra added:

Central African authorities must now follow through to take necessary measures to ensure the full implementation of the Maputo Protocol by adopting a comprehensive law to address GBV and promote gender equality, strengthening the justice system, improving support services for survivors, and raising awareness in communitie

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