Tag: victims of sexual violence

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Friends Trying To Pay Off Accuser’s Family In Africa

With friends like these, maybe sexual assault allegation can disappear! The Post reports that the friends of former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn are contacting the overseas relatives of his accuser, “offering them money to make the case go away since they can’t reach her in protective custody… The woman, who says she was sexually assaulted… Continue reading Dominique Strauss-Kahn Friends Trying To Pay Off Accuser’s Family In Africa

Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Journey from Rural Guinea to New York

Mouctar Bah (AFP) TCHIAKOULLE, Guinea — Nestled in the mountains of northern Guinea, accessible only by foot, lies the birthplace of the maid who says Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in a New York hotel. With no electricity nor phone lines, the village of Tchiakoulle could not be further from the bright lights of… Continue reading Strauss-Kahn Accuser’s Journey from Rural Guinea to New York

Nafissatou Diallo, Guinean Woman Sexually assaulted by IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

 A hotel maid, Nafissatou Diallo, who says IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her was due to testify before a New York grand jury on Wednesday, as the French presidential hopeful faced growing pressure to resign. A lawyer for the 32-year-old African widow dismissed a suggestion by Strauss-Kahn’s defense counsel that the incident at… Continue reading Nafissatou Diallo, Guinean Woman Sexually assaulted by IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

The Legon Lawlessness Hall of Shame- Watch and Support

Brian Laung Aoaeh “I promise on my honour to be faithful and loyal to Ghana my motherland. I pledge myself to the service of Ghana with all my strength and with all my heart. I promise to hold in high esteem our heritage, won for us through the blood and toil of our fathers; and… Continue reading The Legon Lawlessness Hall of Shame- Watch and Support

Molesters of Campus Woman Thief, Amina, to Be Dismissed, Vice Chancellor

[ad#GBAF-1-text] The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana has condemned last week’s sexual onslaught on a lady who allegedly stole a laptop and mobile phones from the Mensah Sarbah Hall annex B. Some male students of the Hall molested and stripped the young lady entirely, exposing her private parts. Whilst she struggled to extricate… Continue reading Molesters of Campus Woman Thief, Amina, to Be Dismissed, Vice Chancellor

Chromosome-Dependent Justice: The Pervasiveness of ‘Legal’ Violence Against African Women

When a person’s chromosomes determine how the law is applied to him or her in our time, Martin Luther King would probably not complain if the color of a person’s skin does the same.

DR Congo: UN Report Details Suffering of Rape Victims, Recommends Reparations

 3 March 2011 –A United Nations report unveiled today highlights the deprivations endured by thousands of victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including poverty, denial of justice and lack of access to medical and psychological treatment, and recommends the establishment of a reparations fund. “Remedies and Reparations for Victims… Continue reading DR Congo: UN Report Details Suffering of Rape Victims, Recommends Reparations