gender-based violence
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What will it take to end Gender-Based Violence in Sierra Leone? A Feminist Perspective
In Sierra Leone, gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive issue, with domestic abuse, female genital mutilation (FGM), and systemic discrimination continuing to threaten the lives and rights of women and girls. In 2019, the…
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#16daysofactivism: Using Storytelling as Resistance
The women most at risk of femicide are often those most easily forgotten. Yet across Nigeria and Canada, feminist activists are refusing to let their names vanish, constructing what might be termed “counter-archives” that challenge…
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#16DaysofActivism: The Exploration of Psychological Femicide in Borno, Nigeria
In the quiet streets of Jiddari Galtimari, Borno, a young heart has been shattered, a life forever changed. Aisha Ahmed, a gentle soul with dreams and hopes, was viciously attacked by the one person she…
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Mainstream
NFM Digest: Top stories of The week
This week, a stark contrast in news headlines has laid bare the nation’s ongoing struggle with gender-based violence and the exploitation of women and girls. From the suspension of a tech CEO over resurfaced rape…
