Tag: Gender Based Violence
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Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingo has attributed the high prevalence rate of gender based violence in her country to patriarchy. According
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South Africa has among the highest rates of gender-based violence and femicide in the world, with one in three women experiencing physical and/or sexual violence
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A Woman in the Zambezi region has pleaded with the police to withdraw a gender-based violence (GBV) case she brought against her husband
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South Africa has classified violence against women a national disaster following an online campaign culminating in countrywide protests on Friday. Women were urged
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The Northern Ethiopia conflict which lasted for two years has left a devastating effect on women and girls from Tigray, Afar and Amhara
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According to the 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), nearly 47 per cent of Zambian women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence, and one in three have
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Nigerian civic-tech organisation TechHerNG launched Kuram, a digital platform, in 2023. The platform helps survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence by offering support and a safe
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The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has nearly reached 380,000, up from 330,000 in May 2024 — an increase of nearly 15%.
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A new study commissioned by Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) (https://WLSAZim.co.zw/), with support from Equality Now (https://apo-opa.co/4kxQG3t), has found that although
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The Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Somalia Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir has volunteered to integrate Gender Based Violence GBV prevention and life
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