27th mai 2026

Mauritius Joint CSO Shadow Report on the implementation of the Maputo Protocol

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The Mauritius Joint CSO Shadow Report on the implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human Rights and Peoples’  Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) examines the state of women’s and girls’ rights in Mauritius and highlights ongoing barriers to equality, justice, health, and protection from violence. 

What’s inside the publication?

  • Findings on discrimination and inequality in law, policy, and public institutions affecting women and girls
  • Evidence on gender-based violence, including domestic violence, sexual violence, femicide, and online abuse
  • Analysis of barriers to access to justice, healthcare, education, and economic opportunity
  • Documentation of the experiences of women with disabilities, elderly women, widows, LGBTQI+ persons, and women living in poverty
  • Recommendations to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Government of Mauritius to strengthen legal protections and accountability

Who’s it for?

  • African Union institutions and human rights mechanisms
  • National governments and policymakers
  • Civil society organisations and women’s rights advocates
  • National Human Rights Institutions 
  • Legal practitioners and human rights experts

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Key takeaways and recommendations

  • Enact comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation and establish a dedicated Gender Equality enforcement body
  • Strengthen responses to gender-based violence, including criminalising femicide and improving survivor support services
  • Withdraw reservations to provisions of the Maputo Protocol relating to education, marriage, and reproductive rights
  • Improve access to justice, healthcare, inclusive education, and economic protections for women and girls
  • Introduce measures to increase women’s participation and representation in political and decision-making spaces

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