Tag: sexual violence
The ache of silence | Intimate partner violence in LGBT+ relationships
It is an open secret that the laws against same-sex relationships notwithstanding LGBT+ people find ways to love in Nigeria. ...
Rape Culture: 7 years after Chibok abduction; we are yet to address the root cause of a menace
April 14, 2014, will remain significant in Nigeria’s shared history for a long time, perhaps forever. Two hundred and seventy ...
#Impact365: WARIF opens its doors to women and young girls who have survived sexual violence
Findings from a National Survey carried out in 2014 on Violence Against Children in Nigeria confirmed one in four females ...
The Thread: A beautiful story of how Maureen, a multiple rape victim turned lemons to lemonade
There’s probably nothing more crushing as another human exercising complete power over you to violate in the worst ways. How ...
Opinion: Nigeria’s faux modest culture
by Nana Aisha Salaudeen “You went visiting a man alone, what did you think would happen?” Those were the ...
Thread: Governor Ambode is leading the #WarAgainstRape
On Thursday, a lady shared her heartwrenching story of her ordeal in the hands of police officers. In the light of that, the Governor ...
We need just 11 scapegoats | Ambode against sexual, domestic violence
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday said the security agencies in the state needs 11 scapegoats who engage in ...
Help curb the scourge of rape and sexual violence plaguing our society
Stand To End Rape (S.T.E.R), an advocacy organization aimed at raising awareness about the societal effects and stigma associated with ...
Heartless: “When we rape we feel free” – Congo soldiers give shocking account of atrocities
AP Photo: Pete Muller. British filmmaker Fiona-Lloyd-Davis went to the Congo to film firsthand accounts from victims and rapists in ...
Just mean: ‘Pastor’ sodomises a 12-year-old girl, his church blame it on a 6-year-old ‘witch’ whom they beat and parade
by Rachel Ogbu Alasco Sobowale, a pastor based in Lagos has been accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in Epe. ...