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Defilement – the crime of sexually abusing a child – is an all-too frequent occurrence in Ugandan schools, perpetrated by teachers or other authority figures. © Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

The Sexual Assault Crisis Plaguing Ugandan Schools

Why do crimes committed by teachers so often go unpunished?

Nana Annette Namata was assaulted by police officers in April 2019, at the gate of the Uganda Police headquarters in Kampala. © D. Asiimwe

These Ugandans Say They Were Sexually Assaulted by the State

Opposition activists abused in detention tell IWPR they face an impossible choice: silence or exile.

In Tanzania, female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal since 1998, but the practice continues in many parts of the country. © Rowen Smith/Unsplash

Tanzania: Inside the Trade in Body Parts Driving FGM

Secret trade sees “charms” sold on to traders and hunters.

Wealth inequalities and a growing conservative backlash are combining to put lives at risk. © IWPR

Kenya Allows Safe Abortion. So Why Are Women Dying?

Wealth inequalities and a growing conservative backlash are combining to put lives at risk.

Protest by Ada youth in Accra. © Edward Clement Kumsah

Ghana: How Local Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal

Volunteer-run station asked questions about a controversial salt mining project. Then the threats and violence began.

Susan Auma and Robert Adongo, Peter Otieno’s mother and brother, hold his funeral pamphlet. Otieno died from injuries allegedly inflicted by police during protests in Kondele, Kisumu County, on July 12, 2023. © Thomas Mukhwana/IWPR

Kenyans Maimed by the State Demand Accountability

Despite scores of killings during a deadly crackdown on protest, no police officers have been arrested or charged.

Plain clothed and uniformed security operatives arrest Sammy Okanya (C) in Kampala on July 23 2024. © Haggai Matsiko/IWPR/Agora

How Uganda Tried to Silence Protest

Young anti-corruption activists tell IWPR of abuse they suffered in police detention.

On the evening of July 29 insurgents attacked and shot dead four police officers at a security checkpoint along Owerri-Onitsha road in Imo state. © Kunle Adebajo

Separatists Abroad Are Funding a Conflict in Nigeria. Others Pay the Price

How overseas crowdfunding is fuelling a violent campaign by militants linked to a self-styled government in exile.

Children stand around a vehicle in Chibok in Borno State north-eastern Nigeria. © Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images

Nigeria: School Dropouts Face Hardship and Abuse

Child street hawkers are a common sight in country which tops the global chart for dropouts with 18.3 million boys and girls out of education.

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A woman reacts over the body of her daughter, next to a clinic that was damaged during a Russian missile attack, on June 1, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. At least three were killed, including a child, and others were injured by falling debris from intercepted missiles. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”

Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

International Migrants Day

Karine (not her real name) was 15 when she realised that the male body she was born into was not hers. She moved from the rural community she grew up in to the capital Yerevan to be free to be herself. Unlinke many people in her community she was able to find a stable job as a hairdresser and manicurist. © Anahit Zakaryan

Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community

Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

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Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.

The Sexual Assault Crisis Plaguing Ugandan Schools

These Ugandans Say They Were Sexually Assaulted by the State

Tanzania: Inside the Trade in Body Parts Driving FGM

Kenya Allows Safe Abortion. So Why Are Women Dying?

Ghana: How Local Media Defied Pressure Over Vast Mine Deal

Kenyans Maimed by the State Demand Accountability

How Uganda Tried to Silence Protest

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