A new report from the United Nations has revealed that an estimated 89,000 women and girls were killed worldwide in 2022, representing the highest annual figure...
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi says the Nigerian education sector is not doing enough to tackle the challenge of sexual harassment and...
The Turkish Government has quit the world’s first international treaty meant to protect women from domestic violence and similar abuse, an official gazette revealed on Saturday.
Ms Ulla Mueller, Country Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Saturday said over 200 million girls and women had experienced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) globally. Mueller...
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Tuesday led a walk against rape and other acts of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. The event was part...
The Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has urged women survivors of rape and other physical violence to speak out to reduce the impunity...
A woman has taken to the micro-blogging platform to accuse her pastor who is supposedly her ex-boyfriend of rape. Zinchle, a South African woman, named the...
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has called for gender equality and an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Coach Oscar Emetuei, National Deputy...
The Kebbi State Government is set to enact a law to deal with gender-based violence and abuse in the state. Commissioner for Justice, Hajiya Ramatu Gulma,...
The Global Hope for Women and Children Foundation (GLOHWOC) has called for the declaration of a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in...
Some Nigerian women have gone out in protest against rape and sexual violence suffered by women in the country. The protesters who carried placards with the...