Kampala Convention

Understanding the Kampala Convention: Its Relevance and Implementation in South Africa

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By Reason Chingisa Baloyi As a law student and researcher at the University of South Africa, Reason has a keen interest in the frameworks that govern human rights and social justice, particularly in her home country. One pivotal legal instrument that addresses the critical issue of internal displacement in Africa is the Kampala Convention, adopted … Read more

Call for Audio Notes: Analysis of the Kampala Convention

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Call for Audio Notes: Analysis of the Kampala Convention
GENIDA is excited to announce a call for audio notes! Contribute to our audiomentary by sharing insights on one or two provisions of the Kampala Convention and how they relate to your home country. Each note should be no longer than 10 minutes and will be featured on our website and social media pages. Submit your audio note and a 300-word profile by 30 August 2024 to genidanetwork@gmail.com. Join us in shedding light on the important provisions of the Kampala Convention.

A glimpse of how the Kampala Convention protects internally displaced women in Nigeria

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Juba, South Sudan, February 2017. driana Mahdalova

By Anya Itse Africa has been quite replete with border conflicts, ethnic clashes, religious crises, post-election violence, and insurgency. The risks associated with those mentioned above are forced migration and internal displacement. Displaced persons can be categorized into two namely refugees and internally displaced persons. As the verb displace implies, displaced persons are psychologically, physically, … Read more

Internal displacement as a research agenda in Africa

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by Romola Adeola

With the growing population of persons internally displaced within state borders and the challenges relating to protection, the importance of giving attention to the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has emerged. Globally, this agenda has led to the emergence of a standard on internal displacement in the form of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement which was developed in 1998. In the last two decades, there have been significant progressions in the law and policy landscape attributable to the emergence of the Guiding Principles.

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