Protesters In S.African Capital Decry Violence Against Women
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Pretoria on Saturday, angered by a rise in violence against women and ...
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I Was Physically Abused By All 3 Guys I Dated In Last 4 Yrs – Vicky Zugah Breaks Silence
Ghanaian actress Vicky Zugah has finally let the cat out of the bag as she revealed the torture she has ...
Kpandai Leads In Sexual and Gender Violence
The Kpandai District in the Northern Region recorded thirty-two assault cases in 2016, topping the list of sexual and gender ...
Domestic Violence Against Women Must Stop – Lydia Forson
Ghanaian movie personality Lydia Forson has added her voice to the fight against domestic violence against women. According the actress, ...
Efua Dorkenoo’s Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation, An Unfinished Business
Efua Dorkenoo’s campaign against female genital mutilation, an unfinished business A SPECIAL NOTE: In New York, this author sat in ...
DOVVSU Advises Women Against Providing Dowry
Women have been advised to stop the practice of providing dowry for men to present to their (women) parents as ...
India Top Court Upholds 2012 Gang Rape Death Sentences
India's Supreme Court has upheld death sentences against four men who fatally gang raped a woman on board a bus ...
31 Children Rescued From Volta Lake
The Police have rescued 31 children engaged in forced labour on the Volta Lake in the Volta Region. The police ...
Jordan Scraps Marriage Loophole For Rapists
A law which protected rapists from punishment if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan. The Jordanian cabinet ...
Burundi Men Get Laid But Women Get Screwed
Burundi men get laid but women get screwed In this file photo citizens of Burundi march against government The call ...
Lebanon Activists Ramp Up Pressure On Reviled Rape Law
Lebanese activists ramped up their campaign to scrap a controversial law allowing rapists who marry their victims to go free, ...
Group Pushes For Offences Court
COALITION on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana (DV Coalition) has called for the establishment of two gender-based and sexual offences ...
Group Pushes For Offences Court
COALITION on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana (DV Coalition) has called for the establishment of two gender-based and sexual offences ...
Cease Charging Rape Victims – DOVVSU To Doctors
The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) has spoken openly for the first time against demands made by doctors ...
German Tourist Says She Was Raped In South India
A German tourist has accused two men of taking her captive and raping her in southern India, police said Monday, ...
Stories, Standards and Sex
120 million Africans are on social media. 1.5 million of them are in Ghana. That is power. It connects us, ...
Rights Come With Responsibility– Otiko Justifies Advice On Short Dress
Gender Minister, Otiko Djaba, says there is nothing wrong with her advice to girls that inappropriate dressing could invite rape. ...
Otiko Djaba Justifies ‘short Skirt Attracts Rape’ Comment
Gender minister Otiko Djaba has justified her call for school girls to desist from wearing skimpy dresses because they appeal ...
Did Otiko Err In Advising Girls To Stop Wearing Short Dresses?
Would you say the nature of a lady's dress has the potential to attract rapists? In other words, can a ...
More Than 10,000 Attacks On Yemeni Women In 2016
The conflict in Yemen has made women and girls more vulnerable to gender-based violence, with more than 10,000 cases reported ...