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Can We Take A Cue From Big Brother Nigeria ?

March 7, 2017STER#Abusers, #BBNAIJANo CommentsBBN, Kemen, Rape culture, sexual assault, Tboss

Mercy Kwabe The way our society treats rape & other forms of sexual abuse leave me in pain & shock, other times disappointed. The recent happenings in the Big Brother Nigeria…

Gather Round, Let’s Take A Look In The Mind Of The Abused.

March 5, 2017STER#Abusers, #AllegedRape, #Anger, #AntiRape, #BreakingtheSilence, #BreaktheSilence, #Child, #Child Molestation, #ChildAbuseNo CommentsChild abuse, IDP, Rape, Sexual abuse

By: Mercy Kwabe I must confess that before I became very aware of the severity of sexual violence, I often misunderstood the effect it had on abuse victims. However, my…

Family Planning In Nigeria: Bury The Silence.

February 22, 2017STER#Girls, #Nigeria, #WomenNo Commentseducation, family planning, girl child, Nigeria, reproductive health, sexual health

By: Sandra C Amasike Family planning generally refers to the practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births. This is usually done…

Nigeria’s Ineffective Provision For Women Against Sexual Violence

February 8, 2017STER#Girls, #Nigeria, #StandtoEndRape, #WomenNo Commentsculture, education, Nigeria, sexual assault, sexual violence, stigma, Women

By: Abdullahi Mubarak Sexual violence is any attempt or act to obtain a sexual act by violence or without the consent of the second party. It comes in different contexts…

This Is How Most Women Were Born

January 27, 2017STER#Girls, #Rape, #StandtoEndRape, #WomenNo CommentsPain, Rape, Sexual abuse, Stand to end rape, Violence, Women

By: Samiat Alamutu My body turned, It changed. My legs, Forced open, Before they really hit home – In my spine, Or my brain, And. On that day, A woman…

She Called Him Father

January 20, 2017STER#Assault, #Child Molestation, #ChildAbuse, #ChildMolestation, #ChildRape, #EndRape, #Girls, #Rape, #StandtoEndRape, #WomenNo Comments

By: Zaynab Uthman You told yourself he was a good man, You saw in him your savior. He took you in with a child he didn’t father. He called her…

Nigeria’s Faux Modest Culture

January 14, 2017STER#EndRapeCulture, #Girls, #Nigeria, #Rape, #StandtoEndRape, #WomenNo Comments

By: Nana Aisha Salaudeen “You went visiting a man alone, what did you think would happen?” Those were the first words my friend, Bintu received from her family when she…

Child Sexual Abuse: The Social Context

January 13, 2017STER#childsexualabuse, #EndRape, #Girls, #India, #Nigeria, #Rape, #StandtoEndRape, #WomenNo Comments

By: Ayodeji Oluwaseun Osowobi & Dr Shruti Kapoor “On this fateful day, like every other day, I had entered into my grandparent’s landlord’s house to play. One of those men…