Rape

A 16-year-old senior two student in Bududa District, Uganda, has narrated how she was waylaid and attacked by a machete wielding man who cut off her hand after she resisted his attempt to rape her. Evelyn Namasopo told Mbale Chief…

A 15 year-old teenager shot dead the man who raped her in Wedela, Carletonville, South Africa with his own gun. Captain Eddie Boboko, the SAPS Spokesperson for the cluster, who confirmed the incident on Monday, March 8, said the girl was…

Let me start this month by saying my mind about the church being under attack. “Brethren, the church is under attack!” I have seen and read the above phrase so many times these past few days. Isn’t it amazing that we don’t cry this…

Women, this is not the time to be weak or raise weak daughters. This is not the time to raise girls who can't take charge of their lives without waiting to be rescued by the imaginary prince charming. This is not the time to be kept in…

Sex without consent is rape. Even if a girl allows you to kiss and fondle her and says no to penetration, if you go ahead with it, you are a rapist. If you have sex with a woman who said no fir reasons best known to her, you have raped…

Kwavi Agbeyegbe is a reputable dietician and a weight loss expert based in United States. She graduated with a degree in Information and Technology at the University of West London and went further to obtain a Master’s in Medical…

Many women with disability in Nigeria suffer abuse, exclusion and discrimination. Most times, they are victims of violence from care givers and family members who are supposed to take care of them. To address this issue of gender-based…

Members of different Civil Society Organizations, NGOs and concerned individuals recently came under the umbrella of Alliance Against Domestic Violence & Abuse (AADVA) to express concern, anger and outrage over the spate of occurrence…

The difference between consensual sex rape is consent. Sexual intercourse of any kind in the absence of consent is rape. It is alarming to see that so many people, (old and young) do not possess the basic understanding of the consent…

There are many closet rapists justifying rape and blaming victims. As parents, you have a duty to protect your children from these rapists who act on their feelings without thinking. If you don't protect that girl child under your…