In this article, we explore how women survivors of intimate partner violence understand the abuse they endured and the possible link to intimate femicide. This is a qualitative study based on a f…
Why the Maputo Protocol? A key question posed by many stakeholders is why the Maputo Protocol in light of existing laws and human rights instruments at the international, regional and national leve…
This paper is guided by the feminist theoretical perspective which argues that if you want to know about women, you should start with women, for they know.
On August 12th, 2013, the hashtag #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen trended worldwide. In four short days, it was tweeted over 75,465 times (Topsy 2015). Coined by Mikki Kendall (@Karynthia) during a Twit…
The relationship between gender and crime is intense and persistent. Both women and men commit and are victims of crime, but their perspectives, understanding, and interpretation of the crime are…
Law enforcement officials throughout the world may have to use force in the course of their duties. But unlike many of the activities for which law enforcement officials are responsible (e.g. traff…
This discussion of the nexus of religion, fundamentalisms and feminism on the continent took place at the 4th African Feminist Forum in Harare in April 2016.
The issue of women’s participation in all spheres of life has become a major developmental concern world-wide. Many debates on the above issue have highlighted women’s marginalization in all as…