20th May 2025
12 min read
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Must Push for Reforms to Protect Women and Girls, urges Equality Now
The Team
Associate Director, Legal Equality
Africa
Esther Waweru is Associate Director, Legal Equality. She joined Equality Now in November 2017. With nearly two decades of experience, she has established herself as a leading advocate for human rights and social justice across international and regional platforms. A lawyer by training, she has worked with the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Kenya Human Rights Commission, and in private legal practice. Her focus has been on advancing the rights of women, girls, and marginalized communities, including ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, and persons with disabilities. She is a published author on human rights, gender equality and international law. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Nairobi, a Bachelor of Laws from Moi University, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
Esther is deeply committed to the vision of fully empowered girls and women living in a society where their rights are recognized, respected, and never relegated. One of her guiding inspirations is the wisdom of Wangari Maathai, Kenya’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate: “It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference.”
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20th May 2025
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African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Must Push for Reforms to Protect Women and Girls, urges Equality Now
3rd April 2025
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Women in Sudan: Silenced by War, Abandoned by Law
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19 March 2026
3 pages
This factsheet and infographic outline Namibia’s laws, protections, implementation and legal gaps, and support systems and mechanisms on ending violence against women and girls, and provide key recommendations to strengthen prevention, accountability, and survivor-centred responses.
19 March 2026
2 pages
This factsheet and infographic outline Djibouti’s laws, protections, implementation and legal gaps, and support systems and mechanisms on ending violence against women and girls, and provide key recommendations to strengthen prevention, accountability, and survivor-centred responses.
19 March 2026
This collection of factsheets and infographics outlines the laws, protections, implementation challenges, legal gaps, and support mechanisms in 10 select countries in Eastern and Southern Africa related to ending violence against women and girls. Focused on Botswana, Djibouti, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudan, Somaliland, South Sudan, Uganda, and the publications provide key recommendations to strengthen prevention, accountability, and survivor-centred responses across diverse legal and policy contexts.