For decades, gender-based violence (GBV) has been a central issue in Nigeria, prompting immediate action and raising awareness nationwide. Joining the collective effort to raise awareness and address this issue, Nollywood screenwriter, director, and producer Emem Isong-Misodi, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN), premiered a movie Deafening Silence on Wednesday … Read more
This week, UN Women, the arm of the United Nations that focuses on women’s rights and gender equality, warned that more than one in five women and girls are at risk of living in extreme poverty by 2030. If current trends continue, the UN Women report estimated that more than 340 million females, around 8 … Read more
Kenya is facing a deeply troubling crisis as femicide rates soar, leading human rights groups to declare the situation a national emergency. Since the commencement of the year, one in four women has lost their lives to violence, prompting allegations of governmental inaction. Femicide, defined as the intentional killing of women because of their gender, … Read more
The surge in gender-based violence and the alarming rise in the number of women falling victim to femicide have ignited a fervent call for action and justice. On Saturday, thousands of women took to the streets in major cities, brandishing placards advocating for an end to femicide. The signs displayed powerful messages, including #StopKillingUs, #EndFemicideKe … Read more
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has been sending female abuse survivors to prison while claiming that it is for their “protection,” a new United Nations report has revealed. These survivors of gender-based violence are sent to prison in case they don’t have a male guardian or a male relative with whom they could feel “safe”. … Read more
