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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Why It Is Important To ‘Center’ The Rights And Priorities Of Women During Humanitarian Response
In commemoration of World Refugee Day celebrated on Tuesday, June 20, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous said…
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Cameroon Moves To Protect Children Online As Exploitation, Abuse Worsen
Last Tuesday, Cameroonian parliamentarians and META experts met to proffer ways to protect children from cyberbullying. This was spurred by…
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A Rape Case Exposes The State Of Women’s Rights In Senegal
In Senegal, a rape case brought by a young woman against a prominent politician has laid bare the state of…
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‘He Dug His Teeth Into My Flesh, Threatened To Kill Me With A Cutlass’
Busayo* has been in an abusive marriage since 2005. Each time she considers walking out of the marriage, she thinks…
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REPORT CARD: How Did Buhari’s Administration Do On Women’s and Gender Issues?
Like every politician seeking to get into power, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari made numerous promises to Nigerians before the 2015 general…
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Survivors Reveal How Boko Haram Forced Women To Share ‘Period Pants’
Months after being rescued from Boko Haram captivity, Sabira, a 23-year-old, began experiencing pain and burning sensations during urination, as…
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‘Firewood Rape’ Too Widespread In Rural Africa
All over wartorn parts of Africa, displaced women are often exposed to many kinds of sexual violence. But a particularly…
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When Parents Don’t Press Charges Against The Men Who Raped Their Children
Three-year-old Deborah* was playing with her mates outside her home when one of her neighbours decided to take her for…
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Man Who Slaughtered Six Arrested In Cameroon
Elvis Mdempowo is accused of slitting the throats of his girlfriend, her three children, her sister, and a cousin, all…
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Clinic Throws Survivors Of Violence A Lifeline In Nigeria’s Adamawa State
Glory Emmanuel Masai is the focal person for Hope Center Numan. Photo: Saduwo Banyawa/HumAngle. Zuwaira,* 13, became a shadow of…
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