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SUMMARY: Securing Women’s Rights in Africa: Pathways to the AU Convention o
 n Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION: Join us for a conversation with Madame Bineta Diop\, Founder a
 nd President of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) and the former African Union
 ’s Special Envoy on Women\, Peace and Security (2014-2025)\, whose decades 
 of advocacy have shaped continental and global policy on women’s rights. Dr
 awing on her leadership in advancing gender equality across conflict zones 
 and […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><span data-contrast="auto">Join us for a c
 onversation with Madame Bineta Diop\, Founder and President of Femmes Afric
 a Solidarité (FAS) and the former African Union’s Special Envoy on Women\, 
 Peace and Security (2014-2025)\, whose decades of advocacy have shaped cont
 inental and global policy on women’s rights. Drawing on her leadership in a
 dvancing gender equality across conflict zones and political institutions\,
  Diop will reflect on Africa's unique women’s rights legal regime. In addit
 ion to discussing the experiences and impact of the Maputo Protocol\, the r
 egional treaty outlining women’s rights in Africa\, she will also highlight
  current efforts that have led to the adoption of a new AU Convention on En
 ding Violence Against Women and Girls in February 2025\, and the work requi
 red to ensure its ratification and implementation.</span><span data-ccp-pro
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 a-ccp-props="{"201341983":0\,"335551550":6\,"335551620":6\,"335559739":0\,"
 335559740":240}"> </span></h2><p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Bineta Diop<
 /span></b><span data-contrast="auto"> is the Founder and President of Femme
 s Africa Solidarité (FAS) and the former African Union’s Special Envoy on W
 omen\, Peace and Security (2014-2025). With more than 40 years of experienc
 e in human rights\, peace and development issues\, she has led numerous pea
 ce-building programmes to enhance women’s participation in peace processes 
 in Burundi\, Liberia\, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Diop received 
 numerous honors and awards including Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential P
 eople in the World in 2011.  </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0\,"
 335551550":6\,"335551620":6\,"335559739":0\,"335559740":240}"> </span></p><
 p><b><span data-contrast="none">Ruth L. Okedij</span></b><span data-contras
 t="none">i (moderator) is Jeremiah Smith. Jr\, Professor of Law at Harvard 
 Law School and Co-Director of the Berkman Klein Center. A renowned scholar 
 in international intellectual property (IP) law and a foremost authority on
  the role of intellectual property in social and economic development\, </s
 pan><span data-contrast="auto">Professor Okediji has advised inter-governme
 ntal organizations\, regional economic communities\, and national governmen
 ts on a range of matters related to technology\, innovation policy\, and de
 velopment.</span></p>
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valenia Bergier":MAILTO:vbergier@law.harvard.edu
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