by Angela Onyebuchi | Jun 26, 2024 | FGM, Violence Against Women
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is recognized internationally as a human rights violation, a form of...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Jun 10, 2024 | Violence Against Women
Domestic violence against women and girls is a pervasive and insidious issue that affects individuals across all demographics, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It manifests in various forms, including physical, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse, often...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Feb 26, 2024 | Violence Against Women
A woman who suspected that her husband was poisoning her after he gave her breakfast in bed that left her bleeding, spent weeks collecting evidence of him planting abortion-inducing drugs in her drinks. Catherine Herring, 39, from Texas, USA, began to become cautious...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Dec 1, 2023 | Violence Against Women
A crowd in Gomoa Akotsi, in Ghana’s Central region, lynched a 34-year-old Nigerian man, simply known as Ikechukwu, after he was accused of stabbing two women. Eyewitnesses claim that Ikechukwu, also referred to as “Nose Mask,” stabbed a young woman...
by Angela Onyebuchi | Nov 23, 2023 | Violence Against Women
<span;>This week, a Nigerian guy and his accomplice took an Indian woman named Barnali Baruah Saikia hostage in Lagos. She was freed and returned to her homeland. <span;>On October 28, 2023, Barnali, a boxer and fitness coach from Guwahati, Assam, went to...
