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30 November 2022 at 8:30 | Africa

Women Refugees And Human Trafficking In North Africa: Impact And Implications For Security



On how to better protect women in North Africa, particularly refugees, from the devastating effects of human trafficking.

Women Refugees And Human Trafficking In North Africa: Impact And Implications For Security


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Gender-based violence tops womens-rights issues in Liberia; citizens say it is a criminal matter



[ © Afro Barometer ]

 Liberian President George Weah declared rape a national emergency in 2020, after signing a Domestic Violence Act the previous year. Despite these steps, rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls persist, perpetuated by traditional social norms as well as social dislocations and a lack of accountability as a legacy of the country’s 14-year civil war.  

Gender-based violence tops womens-rights issues in Liberia; citizens say it is a criminal matter



[ © Afro Barometer ]

 Liberian President George Weah declared rape a national emergency in 2020, after signing a Domestic Violence Act the previous year. Despite these steps, rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls persist, perpetuated by traditional social norms as well as social dislocations and a lack of accountability as a legacy of the country’s 14-year civil war.