In the context of shrinking space, beyond the implication this has for all human rights defenders, women human rights defenders are subject to attacks simply because they are women. Threats against women express themselves rather differently than threats against men…
UNITE FOR FREEDOM You vent your anger, your frustrations, Your need and quest for superiority by kicking me, slapping me, shoving me, bossing me around You blame it on me, you deny me of my rights, Girls are…
FIGHT BACK VAWG! Her home breeds violence Her lips, produce no words Her skin, like a map of scars Her body, defiled daily Her heart, broken into pieces Her soul, yearns for peace. Her mother says, “Hush” Her sister looks…
BREAKING THE SHACKLES OF VIOLENCE We are raped and asked to be quiet about it. Beaten and told to hide the bruises. People who should show us love give pain as its substitute. My heart aches for the pain that…
WHAT IS THE CIVIC SPACE? Civic space represents a wide range of organized and organic groups including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), trade unions, social movements, grassroots organizations, online networks and communities, and faith groups (VanDyck, 2017; WEF, 2013). Historically, the civic…
Vision Spring Initiatives just concluded a twelve-episodes radio program which was aired on Women Radio. A platform for women and a few men to discuss the shrinking civic space; its impact on women, girls and human rights defenders and proffering…
Despite being the largest economy in Africa with a huge human capital, economic inequality has reached exponential proportions in Nigeria. As at May 2020, 40.1% of Nigerians were living below the poverty line and Nigerian ranked last out of 157…