Gender & SGBV
HumAngle’s Gender Desk tracks incidents of gender-based violence. It also reports policy gaps as they affect gender issues. It focuses on GBV issues in conflict areas, displacement camps, other large-scale conflict situations, and post-conflict circumstances (e.g. experiences of widows). It also looks at the issues of sex for food and rape as a weapon of war.
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The Many Roadblocks To Girls’ Education In Borno
Zarah Adamu, 19, made it to her final year in Junior Secondary School, only to watch her dream of becoming…
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Social Media Is Helping Nigerian Women Discover A Lesser-Known Premenstrual Disorder
Sometimes, for reasons that she could not fathom, Kemi would feel immense sadness come over her. She would for instance,…
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The Northern Nigerian Women Reclaiming Their Lives After Divorce
When Aishatu Muhammed was married off at age 17, she was indifferent. Her husband was a 28-year-old man whose family…
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A Woman Is Repeatedly Raped And Married Off By Her Father
Sadiya’s father has a habit of marrying her off whenever he senses she is pregnant; like most parents in Nigeria,…
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Bleeding Through Medical Gaslighting, Misdiagnosis, And Uncertainty
Heavy bleeding and painful cramps are shadows hanging over Maimunah Abba’s* life and they are stealing so much from her. …
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‘Unwrapped Lollipops:’ The Consequences Of Purity Culture Are Far Reaching For Women
Hiba Ahmad* didn’t need a lot of years to figure out that the purity culture she was raised in has…
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Suspect In Femicide Case To Be Extradited To Nigeria, Authorities Say
Benjamin Best Nnanyereugo, suspect in a highly publicized femicide case has been arrested in Sierra Leone and will be extradited…
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The Working Realities Of Nigeria’s Female Lawyers
When Damilola Bakari,*28 , decided to pursue a law degree abroad, she was not sure about the kind of lawyer…
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Displaced Maiduguri Women Lack Basic Needs Due To Economic Crisis, Aid Deficit
Many women in the Divisional Church Council (DCC) Shuwari Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, Maiduguri, are faced with economic hardship…
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Do Nigerian Police Officers Treat Sexual Abuse Of Boys And Men Differently?
On Saturday, Aug. 19, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, made a post on his social media account…
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