The 22nd International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa in Zimbabwe with GWHREI in attendance. The theme of the ongoing conference is AIDS IS NOT OVER: Address inequalities, accelerate…
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December 7, 2023
THE IROKP LYLY WELLNESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND TRAUMA RETREAT, AN INITIATIVE BY THE NIGERIAN FEMINIST FORUM (NFF)
The Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF) Iroko Lily Wellness, Psychosocial, and Trauma Retreat provided a transformative experience for young and old feminists. The retreat offered a warm, relaxed, and rich tapestry…
November 27, 2023
Regional Advocacy at the African Union: Lessons Learnt
From the 17th to the 22nd of October, 2022, GWHREI was at the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, as a delegate of Pan…
September 27, 2023
First in-person Continental Pride in Africa
For the LGBTQIA+ community in Africa, organizing Pride events comes with heightened risk of infiltration and police crackdown, inability to mobilize people for security reasons and lack of access to…
September 27, 2023
CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE CONTROL OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN BENUE STATE.
Gender-based violence over the years has become an issue that has called for undivided attention not just in Nigeria but also in Benue State. Cross (2014)In his research on Women’s…
February 4, 2023
Justice For Edwin Chiloba. The Kenyan LGBTIQ+ activist and humanitarian
GWHREI shows concern and conderms the killing of kenyan LGBTIQ activist and humanitarian. We condemned the killing of Edwin Chiloba. The Kenyan LGBTIQ+ activist and humanitarian was known for Fashion…
December 20, 2022
WE ARE HUMAN BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.
Before anything else, we are humans. Why the hate? Just like everyone else, we deserve to be safe, we deserve to be happy and we are entitled to our rights,…
December 18, 2022
International Human Rights Day 2022
Human Rights for All As a human, we all are born free and equal. This implies that everyone is entitled to human rights, regardless of sexual identity and orientation. This…
December 10, 2022
Sex work and violence (16 Days Of Activism)
Sex work and violence The religious and traditional moralist sentiments globally, cause sex work to be viewed as dreadful behaviour. Inline with this assertion, McBride, Shannon, Bingham, Braschel, Strathdee& Goldenberg,…
December 4, 2022
Unsafe abortion is one of the most significant and preventable causes of maternal death and injury in Nigeria
BODILY AUTONOMY Making abortion illegal in a country except to save the life of the woman makes her seek out clandestine and unsafe methods. To this end, GWHREI with the…
November 4, 2022