Category: News & Current Affairs
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Women Are Not Safe In Their Own Homes: A Global Concern
According to new UN data, the home, once a safe haven for women, has become one of the most dangerous places for them. In 2023, men intentionally killed 85,000 women and girls, with intimate relationships or family members responsible for 60% of these fatalities. This corresponds to roughly 140 women and girls dying every day.…
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Women, Children, And The Weight Of HIV/Aids In Nigeria
Every day in Nigeria, dozens of children are born with HIV—despite it being preventable. This highlights the ongoing burden of HIV/AIDS on women and children in the country since its first case was reported in 1985. In 2015, UNICEF estimated that three million people were living with HIV in Nigeria, including 190,950 new infections. This…
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How The Taliban’s Rule Is Leading To Increased Violence On Women In Afghanistan
The resurgence of the Taliban in 2021 has severely restricted the lives of women since their return. Girls are confined to their families and deprived of their prospects because secondary school is prohibited for them. Due to their inability to work in most fields, women are socially and economically oppressed. Women must now cover themselves…
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Femicide in Nigeria – October 2024
Just as the word explains itself, femicide is the killing of women for reasons other than their gender and is a widespread problem that plagues communities all over the world. These women are mostly targeted by their own families, partners and strangers and we are left to wonder if women will one day see a…
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Breast Cancer Prevalence in Nigeria: A Growing Concern
Breast cancer is a disease that affects millions of women around the world, but when we look closer, it becomes clear that the impact is far from evenly spread. Global estimates show glaring disparities in the incidence of breast cancer based on human development. For example, 1 in 12 women may receive a breast cancer…
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Sudan Crisis: Insights From an In-Depth Gender Assessment Report by Un Women
Image: Human Rights Watch
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Femicide in Nigeria – July and August 2024
Just as the word explains itself, femicide is the killing of women for reasons other than their gender and is a widespread problem that plagues communities all over the world. These women are mostly targeted by their own families, partners and strangers and we are left to wonder if women will one day see a…
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Uganda’s Olympian Cheptegei Dies After Being Set on Fire by Boyfriend
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died, four days after a horrific attack in which her boyfriend allegedly set her on fire, according to Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare. In a post on X, Rukare expressed deep sorrow over Cheptegei’s passing. The 33-year-old marathon runner who recently competed in the Paris Olympics, was reported…
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More Than a Friend: The Deadly Disregard for Maternal Health in Nigeria
The recent online controversy with men choosing to put friends before their spouses when they are giving birth highlights a pervasive social problem in Nigeria: how men have little regard for their pregnant spouses and don’t see childbirth as a life-or-death situation. This school of thought is quite insensitive and baffling considering the startlingly high…