Features, analysis and in-depth reporting on women and girls’ issues – including health, education and conflict – as well as the people and groups working toward solutions. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/series/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence/rss en Gender-Based Violence Solutions Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:00:55 +0000 Shadrack Omuka https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/08/how-a-whatsapp-group-is-fighting-child-marriage-and-fgm-in-kenya https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/08/how-a-whatsapp-group-is-fighting-child-marriage-and-fgm-in-kenya In rural southern Kenya, it can be difficult to reach girls at risk of experiencing genital cutting and forced marriage, but a gender officer in local government has set up a WhatsApp group to help the community intervene to protect their children. Gender-Based Violence Wed, 06 Dec 2017 11:49:40 +0000 Christabel Ligami https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/06/universities-asked-to-step-up-to-address-rape-on-campus-in-kenya https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/06/universities-asked-to-step-up-to-address-rape-on-campus-in-kenya Campus sexual assault is a widespread problem in Kenya, but universities often let perpetrators off with a warning, activists say. Meanwhile, many survivors are too scared to come forward with their stories of abuse. Gender-Based Violence Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:04:17 +0000 Jihii Jolly https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/12/05/u-n-ending-gender-based-violence-means-leaving-no-woman-behind https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2017/12/05/u-n-ending-gender-based-violence-means-leaving-no-woman-behind The 2017 international campaign to end violence against women and girls is focused on reaching the most marginalized and vulnerable for prevention and treatment programs. U.N. Women’s Dina Deligiorgis explains why. Gender-Based Violence Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:25:05 +0000 Justus Wanzala https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/05/kenyan-men-join-the-fight-against-gender-based-violence https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/05/kenyan-men-join-the-fight-against-gender-based-violence In the slums of Nairobi, male ‘agents of change’ are teaching men and boys how to prevent violence against women and girls in their communities. They tell News Deeply that the fight begins with challenging their own entrenched attitudes about gender. Gender-Based Violence Politics and Policy Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:23:19 +0000 Sutirtha Sahariah https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/01/pressure-grows-to-make-marital-rape-a-criminal-offense-in-india https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/12/01/pressure-grows-to-make-marital-rape-a-criminal-offense-in-india The Delhi High Court is hearing petitions on whether to criminalize marital rape in India, a country where acts of sexual violence by husbands are 40 times more common than those committed by anyone else. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Wed, 29 Nov 2017 04:41:00 +0000 Gethin Chamberlain, Kate Lumsden https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/29/married-at-14-after-losing-everything-to-the-climate-rutes-story https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/29/married-at-14-after-losing-everything-to-the-climate-rutes-story Illustrator Kate Lumsden and journalist Gethin Chamberlain tell the story of Rute Fumulani, forced to marry at 14 after losing her parents to catastrophic flooding. She is one of many girls forced to marry due to the effects of climate change. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Wed, 29 Nov 2017 03:00:40 +0000 Rumbi Chakamba https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/29/even-in-conflict-areas-the-greatest-danger-to-a-woman-is-her-partner https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/29/even-in-conflict-areas-the-greatest-danger-to-a-woman-is-her-partner While the world focuses on sexual violence perpetrated by clashing groups in conflict zones, researchers are warning that the real danger to women is being ignored: violence from their husbands, fathers and other men they know. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Tue, 28 Nov 2017 07:02:20 +0000 William Davies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/28/starved-and-beaten-the-cost-of-refusing-to-be-a-boko-haram-bomber https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/28/starved-and-beaten-the-cost-of-refusing-to-be-a-boko-haram-bomber Since 2009, Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped thousands of women and girls in Nigeria, some of whom are only escaping now. One survivor who managed to escape tells of how the terrorist group denied her food and beat her for refusing to become a suicide bomber. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Mon, 27 Nov 2017 03:00:24 +0000 Sarah Hayley Barrett https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/27/lgbt-community-the-forgotten-targets-of-colombias-civil-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/27/lgbt-community-the-forgotten-targets-of-colombias-civil-war During the half century of armed conflict between the government and guerrilla fighters, many members of Colombia’s LGBT community were victims of violence and sexual assault. Now the government is dragging its feet on their demands for reparations. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Fri, 24 Nov 2017 03:00:03 +0000 Lizzie Porter https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/24/20-years-after-bosnian-war-rape-survivors-still-live-with-trauma https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/11/24/20-years-after-bosnian-war-rape-survivors-still-live-with-trauma Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been convicted of crimes committed during the 1990s Bosnian conflict, including mass rapes by his troops. The survivors of sexual violence from that time still endure mental and physical health problems today.