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Crimes against Wo-manity

Crimes against Wo-manity

by / on May 18, 2011, 2:32 pm

  How the mighty hath fallen!…is a phrase that I am pretty certain crosses the mind of most people upon seeing the image  of Dominic Strauss-Kahn, IMF Managing Director arraigned in court on charges of attempted rape and sexual assault. He looked forlorn, unshaven, disheveled with down-cast eyes – the look of a man defeated, with the weight of the [...]

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Nigeria: Forced marriages and the age of consent

Nigeria: Forced marriages and the age of consent

by / on April 26, 2010, 12:36 pm

The former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima has married a 13 year old Egyptian girl for whom he paid her family $100,000. The “marriage” is being discussed in the news but no charges of rape and forced marriage are being pursued. Two other men, Harrison Eze and Ademola Arogboto have both been charged with rape though for some reasons the [...]

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