Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Njeri Migwi’s phone buzzes incessantly. Migwi is on the front lines of a war against a silent epidemic of gender-based violence in Kenya, where almost 60 women have been killed since the beginning of the year, according to the government. Migwi, a survivor of domestic violence herself, says she co-founded Usikimye in 2019 to rescue and assist Kenyan women who are silent victims of gender-based violence and who feel helpless and trapped in violent relationships. Soon after setting up shop in Soweto, one of the most violent neighborhoods in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Migwi realized that many cases of violence against women go unreported to the police. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when reported gender-based violence cases in Kenya shot up by 300%, the government reactivated special desks at police stations with officers especially trained to help fast track investigations cases of into gender-based violence to give survivors justice and deter perpetrators.

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Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months
4 days, 12 hours ago

Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government on Thursday declared gender-based violence the nation’s most pressing security threat, with 100 women killed in the past four months alone, most of them by men who were known to them, including intimate partners. Since September 2023, a staggering 7,107 cases of sexual and gender-based violence have been reported in Kenya, said Mudavadi, adding …

An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two U.N. agencies reported Monday. But the two agencies stressed that “Women and girls everywhere continue to be affected by this extreme form of gender-based violence and no region …

Kenyan activists on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
9 months, 1 week ago

Kenyan activists on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge

LA Times  

Njeri Migwi is a women’s rights activist and the co-founder of Usikimye, an organization working to end sexual and gender-based violence. Migwi is on the front lines of a war against a silent epidemic of gender-based violence in Kenya, where almost 60 women have been killed since the beginning of the year, according to the government. Migwi, a survivor of …

Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Migwi is on the front …

Thousands march against femicide in Kenya following the January slayings of at least 14 women
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands march against femicide in Kenya following the January slayings of at least 14 women

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of people marched in cities and towns in Kenya during protests Saturday over the recent slayings of more than a dozen women. Accusing Passaris of remaining silent during the latest wave of killings, protesters shouted her down with chants of “Where were you?” and “Go home!” “A country is judged by not how well it treats …

Femicide in Kenya: What’s causing an epidemic of violence against women?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Femicide in Kenya: What’s causing an epidemic of violence against women?

Al Jazeera  

Activists call for government to act following a series of brutal murders of women in January. Kenya, like many African countries, has adopted treaties that address gender-based violence, including the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Instead, many women say, there’s a deep-seated “misogynistic” culture …

Report says Ethiopia’s Tigray forces raped Amhara women
3 years, 1 month ago

Report says Ethiopia’s Tigray forces raped Amhara women

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s rival Tigray forces raped or gang-raped local women after attacking a community in the Amhara region as they pushed toward the country’s capital, a new Amnesty International report says, opening a new front of horror in the yearlong war. The report released early Wednesday, based on interviews with 16 women and local authorities, is the most …

Women From Disadvantaged Social Groups at Greater Risk Of Gender-based Violence: UN In India
4 years, 2 months ago

Women From Disadvantaged Social Groups at Greater Risk Of Gender-based Violence: UN In India

News 18  

New Delhi: Calling for attention to cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India, the UN in India said the alleged rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras and Balarampur are a reminder that those from disadvantaged social groups are at greater risk of gender-based violence. In a statement, the UN in India said it is essential that …

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