Violence against women stems from what we are taught to believe as children—that men
are more valuable and more powerful than women, and that they have a right and even a …

At the global level, studies have shown that Gender-Based Violence is mostly perpetrated by
men. Literature reviewed by Population Council (2008), indicate that between 12% and 25 …

The stabbing death of world-class runner Agnes Jebet Tirop at her home in Kenya last year,
allegedly at the hands of her husband, focused a global spotlight on a persistent menace to …

Background Sexual violence is “a global widespread occurrence”(Pedersen, 2020, p. 369).
Amnesty International (2011, p. 7) aptly asserts that,“Sexual violence, including rape, is one …

Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of interest in gender issues. However, gender
violence has been side stepped in most discussions yet the media and off side talks are …

Gender based violence is a profound health problem worldwide. It displays regional, cultural
and ethni c differences and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Data from Kenya …

There has been increasing concern about sexual violence against women in general in both
developed and developing countries. Not only has sexual violence against women been …

Dubbed the" rape capital of the world" by Human Rights Watch, South Africa has some of the
highest rates of gender-based violence worldwide, including rape, female homicide. and …

Escalating levels of stress related psychopathologies prompted the South African Society of
Psychiatrists in 2006 to call upon government to acknowledge publicly that violent crime in …

The incident was not unusual in Africa. In December 1998 a Kenyan police officer, Felix
Nthiwa Munayo, got home late and demanded meat for his dinner. There was none in the …