WHAT IS BREAST IRONING? Breast ironing, also known as breast flattening, is a process that involves pounding or beating a young girl’s breast using hard or hot objects. Breast ironing usually begins with the onset of puberty. It is done to prevent, or reverse breast growth. The United Nations (UN)
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Nigeria’s Next Step In Disability Rights
On 23rd January of this year, Nigeria officially introduced protections for disabled people in their legal system. There are more than 25 million people in Nigeria who will benefit from these new laws. Many more people around Africa are in need of the equality legal protection can provide. WHAT IS
In Memory Of Zura Karuhimbi: A Rwandan Hero
was a Rwandan woman who saved more than 150 people throughout the Rwandan genocide. Amidst the violence, she was a selfless hero. Karuhimbi was born around 1925 to a Hutu family of traditional healers. She lived in the village of Musamo in the Ruhango District, where she is now respected
Transitional Justice: From Chaos To Order
A country emerging from a period of conflict must face the consequences of widespread or systematic human rights abuses. The ordinary justice system will often not be able to cope. Transitional justice steps in so that appropriate remedies can be found. In order to achieve this institutional reform is usually
Ethiopia’s Open Door Refugee Policy
As of May 2018, Ethiopia hosts the second largest refugee population in Africa. With over 920,262 registered refugees and asylum seekers, mostly from South Sudan and Somalia. This is because the Ethiopian government grants almost automatic recognition to the majority of asylum seekers from neighbouring countries. WHY DID ETHIOPIA CHOOSE
Aminetou Mint Moctar: The Woman Campaigning to End Gavage
is head of Association des Femmes Chefs de Famille (Association of Women Heads of Household). This is a women’s rights charity in Nouakchott, the Capital of Mauritania. Her organisation is campaigning to criminalise a tradition thought to affect 75% of Mauritanian girls as young as five in rural areas, and
#Nopiwouma: Senegal’s Online Movement for Women’s Rights
Last month around 100 people gathered in Dakar’s Obelisk Square wearing orange t-shirts, marching to end violence against women in Senegal. Their banners read #Nopiwouma, which means “I will not shut up” when translated from Wolof into English. HOW DID NOPIWOUMA BEGIN? According to Senegal’s National Statistics Agency, one in
The Impact Of Political Instability On Human Rights
Governments have many ways of protecting human rights. One method of protecting these rights is the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Zimbabwe, as well as 52 other countries in Africa, have signed the Charter. The charter says that ‘every human being shall be entitled to respect for his
Is Internet Access A Human Right?
(Listen to this article on the Sky Alpha Breakfast Show) WHY IS INTERNET ACCESS IMPORTANT? Access to the internet is crucial today. Access to Wi-Fi networks and to a mobile internet connection aids education, business and information sharing nationally and globally. In today’s world, it is almost essential to be
Growing Up Too Fast: Consequences of Child Marriage
In Sub-Saharan Africa, child marriage affects a staggering 40% of girls. Child marriage is the formal (or informal) marriage or union of a child under the age of 18, most often of a young girl to an older boy or man. Without the full consent of both parties, child marriage