Drugged, Raped, Mocked but Undaunted: I #StandwithJada, by Darasimi Oshodi

  Jada, a 16-year-old girl, was invited to a party. When she got there, the host gave her a drink of punch and after taking the drink, she passed out and was not aware of every other thing that happened at the party. A few weeks later, she realised that she had been raped and… Continue reading Drugged, Raped, Mocked but Undaunted: I #StandwithJada, by Darasimi Oshodi

Abusers of Legon Campus Thief Amina Set Free

A Circuit Court has discharged 13 students of the University of Ghana who were accused of sexually assaulting a lady on campus. The suspects were discharged for want of prosecution. Early last year, some students of the University were captured on video manhandling a lady they accused of stealing a laptop and a mobile phone.… Continue reading Abusers of Legon Campus Thief Amina Set Free

Legon Campus Thief Amina Fingering Students Discharged

All 13 male students of the University of Ghana who were accused of inserting their fingers into the private part of an alleged female thief have been discharged. The students who were charged on three counts of conspiracy to commit crime, assault and causing unlawful harm were discharged on Tuesday by an Accra Circuit court.… Continue reading Legon Campus Thief Amina Fingering Students Discharged

Ghana: A Paradise for Pedophiles

Paradise for pedos This is the English translation of OneWorld’s ‘Paradijs voor pedo’s’, an article by Sanne Terlingen that was originally published in Dutch on 28 June 2012 here. Ghana is ideal hunting ground for Dutch child sex tourists. Paedophiles present themselves as benevolent benefactors and, despite Dutch and Ghanaian law, enjoy impunity. Ruth is… Continue reading Ghana: A Paradise for Pedophiles

New Study Shows Four Women Raped Every 5 Minutes in the DRC

Almost every minute of every day in different parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a woman is raped. So says a new study published by the American Journal of Public Health, the AJPH. The study says the incidence of sexual assault is 26 times higher than United Nations figures. Jocelyne Sambira reports. Duration:… Continue reading New Study Shows Four Women Raped Every 5 Minutes in the DRC

A Woman from Chad Bites Her Cheating Partners Organ

Fatah Alhassan A 35-year-old never-married woman has bitten off her new boyfriend’s sexual organ during sexual intercourse in a remote village in the African country of Chad. The woman, Hawa,  had never heard of anything called oral sex was asked to perform it on her experienced partner whose wife had traveled on a business trip… Continue reading A Woman from Chad Bites Her Cheating Partners Organ

International Women’s Day and Egypt’s 25 January Revolution: What Do the Women Stand to Gain From Their Struggle?

Will process result in any tangible gains for the majority of women who participated fully in the struggle?

Africa: Rape and Other Sexual Abuse are Robbing Millions of Children of a Future, UNESCO Report

Widespread rape and other sexual violence are depriving millions of children of an education in conflict-affected countries, UNESCO’s 2011 Global Monitoring Report warns. The report, “The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education,” calls for an end to the culture of impunity surrounding sexual violence, with strengthened monitoring of human rights violations affecting education, a more… Continue reading Africa: Rape and Other Sexual Abuse are Robbing Millions of Children of a Future, UNESCO Report