On February 8, 2020, a three seconds video of a popular Kannywood actress, Maryam Booth was released on social media and within hours the video had gone viral causing a flurry of…
On February 17, 2015, Timi (not real name) received a phone call. The person on the other end revealed that Timi had been outed as a lesbian on social media, and the…
The past few weeks have been mentally and emotionally draining for South Sudanese activists especially women’s rights activists. In the middle of a pandemic, a worrisome Peace Agreement, escalating intra and inter-communal…
In 2014, when Uganda introduced a law against pornography, few anticipated that it would largely be used to target and prosecute women, and specifically women whose intimate photos have been shared online…
Over the last month in Nairobi, we have watched as thousands of people were made homeless as police and eviction crews stormed Ruai and Kariobangi in the middle of the night, demolishing…
Portuguese, Swahili, French and Spanish below. Statement in Arabic can be found here // Kireno, Kiswahili, Kifaransa na Kihispania hapa chini. Taarifa katika Kiarabu inaweza kupatikana hapa // Portugais, swahili, français et…
“When the photos finally came out, I thought, this is done. Life can now go on,” says Martha Kagimba Kemigisha, reflecting on the day her intimate photos were posted online. For the…
Vera Uwaila “Uwa” Omozuwa was just 22 with so much of life ahead of her. She was a student at the University of Benin who went to her church seeking a quiet…
Growing up, I was taught that menstruation was a private affair. I learnt that no one was supposed to know when I was on my period. Everything about how I handled myself…
Sudanese women’s rights groups have been fighting for equality in political participation in the transitional government since last year. Sudan has had a bumpy transition since the deposition of former dictator Omar…