Posts tagged sexual harassment

Even with the end of the war in central Africa, continuing instability in the region has triggered an epidemic of rape.

The Congolese physician has treated over 20,000 victims of traumatic rape in a conflict fueled in part by ‘conflict minerals’ used to make cellphones.

Sexual harassment is so entrenched that it has become part of the social fabric of Nigeria. It is time to speak out, says Promise Okwuchukwu.

When the great or the famous are exposed as secretly awful, our impulse should not be to sweep it under the carpet, says Kagure Mugo.

Not all rebel armies use rape and sexual violence as a weapon. Some have actually designed ways to prevent such atrocities. How and what can we learn from them?

An Egyptian lawyer was sentenced to 3 years in jail and fined for inciting violence against women on national TV.

How the #MeToo campaign showed me my role in creating silences around abuse

The #MeToo hash-tag has been a source of comfort and solidarity for millions of women world wide as survivors shared their stories. It has also served to educate in a bid to stop rape culture and put an end to sexual abuse and violence for both genders.

Lupita Nyong’o, best known for her role in 12 Years a Slave is the latest woman to speak of her sexual harassment experience with Harvey Weinstein. Lupita is now encouraging everyone to “speak up to contribute to the end of the conspiracy of silence.”

Like its counterparts all over the world, Africa’s elite political class desires power not so much to serve the people but to access the privileges of public office demonstrating the moral bankruptcy that exists in our leadership.