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Sexual Harassment: Implementing Policy to Protect Women Mechanics in Workplaces
In this special report, Funmi Ogundare examines how the government and other relevant authorities can implement policies to protect female mechanics from sexual harassment in workplaces and how survivors can set clear boundaries in their…
21 female reporters inducted, rewarded and charged on leadership in the media
21 female reporters across media organisations in Nigeria were inducted as fellows of the Report Women! Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) on Thursday 9 …
For Filthy Lucre, Police Truncate Defilement, Rape Cases, Deny Victims Justice (3)
In this part of the report, JULIANA FRANCIS goes after the alleged perpetrators of these crimes, seeking their sides of the narative
other police people attended. The case has been reopened and it was just recently I found out that my…
For filthy lucre, police truncate defilement, rape cases, deny victims justice (2)
JULIANA FRANCIS continues with the investigation on how Police Personnel truncate sexual violation cases that have to do with children, causing trauma, injustice
He said: “God knows I’m innocent and I’m following God’s instructions.…
For filthy lucre, police truncate defilement, rape cases, deny victims justice
Nigerian laws stipulate that cases that have to do with Sex and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) should be charged to court, but the police, who are the first responders to such cases, through their actions and inactions, deprive survivors’…
How rape, sexual assault are pushing Nigerian girls out of school
Hassana Ibrahim* was just 17 when she was allegedly raped by her class teacher in 2019. The teacher, simply identified as Umaru, lured her into his room while returning home from Islamiyya where she attended an Arabic night class in Sokoto.…
SGBV: How Families Undermine Victims’ Effort To Access Justice
Victims of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) usually encounter all manner of difficulties in their quest for justice against their violators and abusers. In this report, CHIKA MEFOR-NWACHUKWU examines how the families of these victims…
Cross River communities where girls are used as collateral, turned into sex slaves
There is an odd practice among the Becheve tribe in Cross River State whereby girls, sometimes as young as four years old, are used as collateral for loans their parents obtained from more illustrious kinsmen. Unfortunately, the innocent…
Police Are Conniving With Alleged Rapists To Frustrate Justice For Rape Victims
HumAngle's investigation exposes how police often frustrate rape cases in Nigeria, and also the plight of victims.
Meet the 2021 cohort for the Report Women Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) Fellowship
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), with the support of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), is pleased to announce the 2021 cohort of female reporters for the fourth edition of the Report Women!…