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‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous
Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family
An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana.
The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values and culture are under attack from “foreign ideologies” and urges states to withdraw from any agreements that do not align with the principles of the charter, including the 2003 Maputo protocol, which promotes gender equality and protects the reproductive and health rights of women and girls.
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© Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

© Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

© Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters
Abortion Activists Supply Illegal Drugs in Malta, Violating National Law
A Dutch pro-abortion organisation has placed lockboxes containing abortion pills across Malta and Gozo, directly challenging one of Europe’s last remaining pro-life countries. The campaign is being presented as a humanitarian intervention […]
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