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gaps in law, policy, and practice affecting women and girls. It calls on Kenya to strengthen protections against gender-based violence, advance reproductive rights, end discriminatory family law practices, improve access to justice, and protect marginalised women, including refugees, widows, older women, and women with disabilities. <\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ar\/resource\/submissions\/kenya-joint-shadow-report-maputo-protocol\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/submissions\/?type=resource\">Submissions<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/achieve-legal-equality\/?type=resource\">Achieve legal equality<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/kenya\/?type=resource\">Kenya<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-1024x576.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder.jpg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-8-desktop is-7-widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-10-desktop is-offset-1-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>27 \u0645\u0627\u064a\u0648\u060c 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-time\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Mauritius Joint CSO Shadow Report on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                                                    <p>The Mauritius Joint CSO Shadow Report on the Implementation of the Maputo Protocol highlights the urgent need to strengthen protections for the rights of women and girls in Mauritius. The report documents persistent challenges, including gender-based violence, discrimination, barriers to justice and healthcare, and economic inequality, while calling for comprehensive legal and policy reforms aligned with the Maputo Protocol. <\/p>\n\n\t                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ar\/resource\/submissions\/mauritius-joint-cso-shadow-report-maputo-protocol\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/submissions\/?type=resource\">Submissions<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/achieve-legal-equality\/?type=resource\">Achieve legal equality<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ar\/region\/mauritius\/?type=resource\">Mauritius<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-640x360.jpg\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder-1024x576.jpg\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/placeholder.jpg\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our joint submission highlights the continued prevalence of FGM\/C in Canada and the government\u2019s failure to take effective action to end the practice and support survivors, violating its obligations under Article 2 of the Convention against Torture. 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