Sub-Saharan Africa

Countering backlash against LGBTQI+ and women’s rights

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Johannesburg, 31 March: A worrying and growing trend of resistance and backlash to LGBTQI+ rights is emerging in the region and globally.  Even in countries where same-sex relationships are legal, public attitudes towards LGBTQI+ people remain mostly negative when compared to the laws and freedoms increasingly afforded to them. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning […]

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A call for the inclusion of women with disability

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Johannesburg, 28 March 2025: The African Disability Protocol (ADP) entered into force in August 2024, following its ratification by 15 nations, including five in the SADC region. The ADP has a distinctly African perspective on protecting and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities (PWD) have physical, mental, psycho-social, intellectual, neurological, developmental, or other

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GBV in SADC: Progress, challenges, and pushing forward

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Johannesburg, 28 March: Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Despite significant strides in policy and advocacy, GBV continues to devastate lives, with women and girls disproportionately affected. Recent data reveals alarming statistics: 35.5% of women in South Africa have experienced physical or sexual violence,

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Breaking Barriers: Adolescent SRHR in SADC

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Johannesburg, 27 March: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) remain a critical yet often neglected area in public health, particularly in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. While progress has been made, systemic challenges, including supply chain gaps, cultural resistance, and funding constraints, continue to hinder access to essential services for young people.

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Advancing Safe Abortion Rights in the SADC Region

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An urgent appeal for action Johannesburg, 25 March: Most countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) still do not recognise abortion as vital healthcare, resulting in significant barriers to safe and legal abortion services. Despite some global progress, women in this region face systemic and moral obstacles that lead to unsafe options, jeopardising their quality of

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World TB Day: Join the fight to end TB and HIV in SADC Now!

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Johannesburg, 24 March: On World TB Day, whose theme this year is “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver”, we consider the impressive progress that the SADC region has made in the fight against HIV and also recognise that there are significant challenges to the fight against HIV.  We call for greater solidarity to stand together against

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Southern Africa: We are the ones we are waiting for!

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Johannesburg, 21 March: Today is Human Rights Day, the commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre in which apartheid police in South Africa gunned down 69 defenceless civilians, many of them children. Today, Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes the first woman president of Namibia; the second woman president in the Southern African Development Community (SADC); and one of a handful of women presidents

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WOSSO Vacancy: Programme Officer

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Gender Links (GL), a dynamic Southern African NGO headquartered in Johannesburg that promotes gender justice and equality, seeks to fill the post of Programme Officer under the Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO) programme. This post is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the possibility of remote work for suitably qualified candidates located outside South Africa. Background WOSSO

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GL is hiring! Closing date: 28 March

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Gender Links (GL), a dynamic Southern African NGO headquartered in Johannesburg that promotes gender justice and equality, seeks to fill the following posts. All applications must be filled in online on this link provided by 11.59 pm on Friday 28 March. Late applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Programme Officer for the Women of the

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