A report from a study vividly describes politically motivated sexual violence against women in Zimbabwe. The violence against the women takes many forms including extreme violence, gang rape and insertion of objects (bottles and sticks) into the vagina. The aim of the study was to provide a valid and reliable description of cases of politically… Continue reading Pleasure in Power: Politically Motivated Rape in Zimbabwe
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We’re in to Fight it, Congolese Women tell Rapists in Protest
The first lady of the the Democratic Republic of Congo’s has led thousands of women on a march against sexual violence. Many of them carried banners with slogans such as “No to sexual terrorism”, according to the AFP news agency. It is reported that some of the victims left the hospitals where they are recovering from… Continue reading We’re in to Fight it, Congolese Women tell Rapists in Protest