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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‘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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Fearing For Her Daughters’ Safety, This Mother Sends Them Away
Larai Umaru reminisced about the life she had with her husband and two daughters in Gidan-Illo, Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, before…
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Health Risk, SGBV Increases As Drought Continues In Kenya
Lack of potable water as the drought season lengthens is increasing the risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for…
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After Being Kidnapped By Terrorists In Zamfara, Aisha Returned Home To A Different Life
Aisha Mustapha’s life was not very different from any other young girl in Tungar-Bido village in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria. She…
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Nigeria’s Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act Has Been Widely Accepted, But What Now?
Since 2015 when the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act was signed into law, Nigerian women, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), civil…
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