Women and girls ‘not safe anywhere’ as Darfur suffers surge in sexual violence
Médecins Sans Frontières report sparks calls for Sudan’s warring parties to be held to account for rapes and attacks As Sudan’s Darfur region has been...
Category : Violence against women and girls
British army to investigate conduct of troops in Kenya amid rape and murder claims
Defence secretary to meet family of woman allegedly killed by soldier, as ITV airs documentary alleging fresh abuses The army is to launch an inquiry...
Thousands attend funeral of runner Rebecca Cheptegei who was set on fire by partner
Mourners in Uganda pay respects to Olympic athlete whose death prompted renewed calls for more protection for women in sport Thousands of mourners in Uganda...
Violence against women in Brazil reaches highest levels on record
Brazilian Forum on Public Safety finds every indicator of gender-based violence increased in 2023, including murder, harassment and stalking Brazil has recorded unprecedented levels of...
Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok
Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken in 2014 Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman...
‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’ A team of UN experts has...
Thousands march against femicide in Kenya after rise in killings
Reports of at least a dozen cases of femicide since start of year prompt protests across the country Protests against femicide have taken place across...
Who is Oscar Pistorius and why is he being released from jail?
The first amputee runner to compete at an Olympic Games in 2012, he killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013 Oscar Pistorius is a former...
Unilever to make payments to Kenyan tea pickers over 2007 plantation attacks
UK law firm Leigh Day says money given to 77 workers for murders and rapes ‘sidesteps’ multinational’s responsibility over attack Unilever is to make payments...
Sexual violence against women and children reached all-time high in Brazil in 2022 – report
Experts believe numbers partly reflect effects of lockdowns and trickling down of Jair Bolsonaro’s ultra-conservative views Brazil saw a disturbing increase in sexual violence against...
