Soyata Maïga

Soyata Maïga is a Malian lawyer and human rights activist. She served as Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa and as Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. Quotes As a militant activist for the promotion of women’s rights, I have been associated in all phases of the protocol development process from its draft to its adoption in July 2003 in Maputo. Women’s rights in Africa: Interview with Soyata Maiga, International Federation for Human Rights, 10 July 2013. Women continue to be victims of all types of human rights violations – political, economic, social and even cultural. Women’s rights in Africa: Interview with Soyata Maiga, International Federation for Human Rights, 10 July 2013. Human rights is our collective responsibility and we must all improve our understanding of the challenges and solutions, our methods and especially, our vision and our ambition for Africa. Crimes of Sexual Violence in the DRC: Interview with Soyata Maiga, International Federation for Human Rights, 4 December 2013. As long as women continue to be raped, beaten, sold and killed, mobilisation should be international. Crimes of Sexual Violence in the DRC: Interview with Soyata Maiga, International Federation for Human Rights, 4 December 2013. This report salutes Africa’s progress against HIV. But it also reminds us that the job is not yet done. African human rights body urges renewed efforts on human rights in response to HIV, UNAIDS, 30 January 2018. External links Category:Human rights activists