Lagos monarchs lead walk against rape, domestic violence against women

Worried by incessant cases of sexual assault and violence against women, two traditional rulers in Lagos State on Thursday led a walk by the people against the crime on the Lekki-Epe Expressway and major streets in the area.

#WomensMonth: Violence against women has become a ‘pandemic’

CAPE TOWN - Violence against women has reached pandemic proportions and Women’s Day or Sixteen Days of Activism are doing nothing to curb it.

Gender activists and researchers are deploring violence against women ahead of Women’s Day on Wednesday, partly blaming a lack of political will and leadership for the increase in the scourge.

Lawmakers Avoid Ban on Female Genital Mutilation, Disappointing Activists

MONROVIA, Montserrado – The National Working Group Against Female Genital Mutilation says it is disappointed in members of the legislature for passing the Domestic Violence Bill without including any provision banning FGM.