Month: April 2020

THE STATE POLICIES IN SUDAN CONTINUE TO UNDERMINE WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES

Art by: Hussein Mirghani In March 2020, the Sudanese government implemented measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am. Now the government has announced a 24-hour curfew, which will last three weeks, beginning on Saturday the 18th of April. On the other hand, it is known that …

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GENDER ALERT: THE PROTRACTED NATURE OF GENDERED KILLINGS AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOMALIA

Just over a week ago, it came to SIHA’s attention through one of its members that particularly heinous acts of sexual violence against a woman and two girl children. On 30th March 2020, the two young girls, both below the age of 5, were abducted and gang-raped by unknown men in the Afgoie lower Shabelle …

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NO EXCUSES: THE DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN INFORMAL LABORERS, REFUGEES, DETAINEES, AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESIDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Photography Credit: Sali Yusuf In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Djiboutian government has swiftly undertaken measures intended to contain the spread of the virus. These measures include the implementation of a screening center at Bouffard Hospital and a treatment center at Arta Hospital, which will mitigate increased congestion in hospitals already overcrowded by …

NO EXCUSES: THE DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN INFORMAL LABORERS, REFUGEES, DETAINEES, AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESIDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK Read More »