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OPINION: FGM is a serious cultural, health problem that must be stopped
By Guest Writer,
1307, February 21, 2021 (EAT)
By Alvin Mwangi Girls and women should be protected from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a horrific practice that results in mental and physical p...
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OPINION: Crisis pregnancy centres not the solution for rape survivors
By Guest Writer,
702, February 18, 2021 (EAT)
The emergence of crisis pregnancy centres in Kenya is a problematic solution to survivors of sexual violence who are pregnant as a result of rape or e...
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BWIRE: Men involvement in campaign FGM vital
By Guest Writer,
1644, February 3, 2021 (EAT)
By Victor Bwire Efforts against some traditional harmful practices in Kenya including female genital mutilation (FGM) require not only the politica...
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Four petitioners awarded Ksh.16M in post-election sexual violence case
By Rachel Ombaka,
1703, December 10, 2020 (EAT)
The High Court has awarded four petitioners Ksh.16million as damages for violation of their constitutional rights during the 2007 post-election chaos....
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Tigray fighting is spiraling out of control, U.N. Human Rights chief warns
By VOA,
2242, December 9, 2020 (EAT)
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warns that fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spiraling out of control...
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OPINION: A final chance at justice for survivors of post-election sexual violence in Kenya
By Guest Writer,
1436, December 7, 2020 (EAT)
By Naitore Nyamu On December 10, the High Court in Nairobi is scheduled to finally deliver a decision on Petition 122 of 2013, which seeks to secur...
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President Uhuru Kenyatta: We must eliminate the idea that women are sexual objects
By Rachel Ombaka,
1419, December 7, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on Kenyans to step up the fight against gender based violence (GBV) saying women must be treated with respect. ...
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British envoy Jane Marriott reveals how she survived sexual assault
By Rachel Ombaka,
1647, November 29, 2020 (EAT)
British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriott has revealed her own sexual assault experience that occurred 17 years ago. Also Read: Domestic vio...
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COVID-19 pandemic drives spike in suicides in Japan
By CNN,
1030, November 30, 2020 (EAT)
Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn't pay ...
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NGEC raises concern over rising cases of domestic violence, sexual harassment
By Rachel Ombaka,
1153, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
The National Gender and Equality Commission has expressed concern over emerging trends of domestic violence and sexual harassment directed to women,...
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UN warns of ‘shadow pandemic’ as domestic violence increases globally
By VOA,
1155, November 26, 2020 (EAT)
Rallies were held around the world Wednesday on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This year, activists are notin...
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73pc of female journalists likely to experience sexual harassment: MCK study
By Rachel Ombaka,
1440, November 4, 2020 (EAT)
73 per cent of female journalists are highly likely to experience sexual harassment during assignments, a new study from the Media Council of Kenya (M...
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OPINION: Women facing domestic violence during COVID-19 need access to safety now more than ever
By Guest Writer,
1724, October 21, 2020 (EAT)
By Christine Ogutu and Wangu Kanja “My husband beat me up and threw me out into the streets in the wee hours of the night with my two children,...
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COVID-19 fuels surge in sexual violence, child marriage
By VOA,
2013, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
Fresh out of university, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi was living in the southern Nigerian state of Rivers when she was sexually assaulted. A housemate...
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OPINION: The right to live free from violence is a basic human right even as we battle COVID-19
By Guest Writer,
1051, August 28, 2020 (EAT)
The right to live free from violence, to be inseparable from your right and need to keep your body to yourself, to walk unscathed from the fists of ag...
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Futures destroyed: COVID-19 unleashes ‘shadow pandemics’ on Africa’s girls
By Reuters,
1629, August 21, 2020 (EAT)
Until the new coronavirus hit Kenya in March, 17-year-old schoolgirl Anna believed the world was hers for the taking. It didn’t matter that she l...
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Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriage
By Reuters,
2258, August 11, 2020 (EAT)
The Somali parliament has sparked outrage by replacing long-awaited legislation to protect women and girls from violence with a new bill permitting ch...
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How Kenyan consulate in Lebanon became feared by women it was meant to help
By CNN,
1633, July 29, 2020 (EAT)
A deep sense of fear descended over Gloria as she stepped off the bustling street into her country's consulate. Weeks earlier, she said, she paid t...
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More men than women experienced childhood physical violence by parents, relatives
By Ian Omondi,
1547, July 16, 2020 (EAT)
More men between the ages of 18 and 24 experienced childhood violence as opposed to women within the same age bracket, a new report has revealed. T...
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How one gay Egyptian woman stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price
By CNN,
1006, June 18, 2020 (EAT)
In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year...
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