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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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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Stakeholders Join Forces To Combat Sexual Violence In Northern Nigeria
The Centre for Awareness on Justice and Accountability (CAJA), a non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation based in Kano, Northwest Nigeria, has…
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What Happens When An Abuse Victim Leaves?
Once, Roseline went to a writers’ association meeting with one side of her face swollen. Her close friend asked what…
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‘No Day Passes Without Case Of Gender-Based Violence In Maiduguri’
Gender-based violence cases are recorded regularly in Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, and ARDA Development Communication…
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Young Girls In Northeast Nigeria Say They Are Terrified By Threat Of Abuse
Adolescent girls in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno say they face the fear of sexual violence and trafficking, which terrified…
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Nigeria’s Plateau State Records 288 Domestic Violence Cases In 6 Months
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, recorded about 288 domestic violence cases between Jan. and…
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A Military Officer Locked Up Her Husband, Then Proposed To Marry Her
He usually didn’t come with a convoy. That day, he did. He arrived in his car blaring the siren, several…
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