Nigeria is a signatory to several international treaties that aim to end gender-based and sexual violence against women. However, the problem still exists. Some now want new laws to make offenders accountable.
Violence against girls and women is South Africa’s “second pandemic,” President Cyril Ramaphosa says. The nation has one of the world’s highest rates of rape and murder, and several recent, especially brutal killings have enraged the nation. But activists say they need to see real change, not just words, from leaders, to protect victims