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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Are Anti-Violence Laws Helping Survivors In Nigeria’s Kaduna State?
When Halima* was a child, she was sexually assaulted by an older male cousin, who had been raised in the…
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Women In Abusive Marriages; ‘I Wished I Had Never Married…’
“It started when we moved to Maiduguri after sudden attacks by Boko Haram terrorists in Bama LGA,” Fatima said. Fatima,…
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Fear Of Stigma Silences Male Rape Victims
When Monsiri* was raped, he did something that was probably unusual for men his age – he told his mother.…
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Women Break Silence Over Abuse With An App In Cameroon
The wall of silence over abuse against women in Cameroon is all but impenetrable. Three years ago, 21–year-old Rainatou suffered…
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‘He Knew’: People With Disabilities Are More Vulnerable To Sexual Abuse
One Monday morning, many years ago in Southeastern Nigeria, Ifeoma’s aunt roused her from sleep and they set out to…
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The Molestation Of Minors; From A Mother’s Perspective
With a rippling voice and tears welling up in her eyes, Benjamin Laman, 41, took our reporter through a torturous…
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Domestic Violence Against PwDs: When Running Away Is Impossible
It would have been easier if she could get up on her feet and run. Maybe then, he wouldn’t have…
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Efforts To End Violence Against Women Severely Underfunded – Analysis
Despite the steep rise of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) cases, and child marriages, funding to put a stop…
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‘In Private, He Abuses Me, Then Compliments Me In Public’
When the man Habiba* would marry proposed, she was excited to start a new life with him. Even though the…
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War, Drought And Flooding Make Plight Of Women And Girls In Ethiopia Worse
Women and girls are paying a “high price” in the many crises facing Ethiopia, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)…
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