Archive for May 25th, 2025

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25/05/2025

HeForShe Campaign Tackles ‘Sex for Fish’ Abuse Malawi’s Lakeshore Communities

Human Wrongs Watch

By Benson Kunchezera

LILONGWE, May 22 2025 (IPS)* – Women in fishing communities in Malawi’s lakeshore districts of Nkhotakota and Mangochi are frequently targets of sexual exploitation for fish, a practice commonly known as ‘sex for fish.’
 
Women are often exploited when buying fish from fishers or traders in lake Malawi. Credit: Benson Kunchezera/IPS

Women are often exploited when buying fish from fishers or traders in lake Malawi. Credit: Benson Kunchezera/IPS

A recent report by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has unearthed disturbing accounts of women being coerced into transactional sex to access fish from male boat owners, exposing a widespread violation of their rights.

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25/05/2025

‘When water flows again, life finds its way back’

Human Wrongs Watch

 

Fetching water in Gorom Gorom. Photo: Hassimi Zoure/NRC
 
In northern Burkina Faso, communities like Gorom Gorom face daily hardship from displacement and water scarcity. Yet amid these challenges, solidarity endures.
 
With support from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and its partners, a single water tower now brings more than just water – it brings relief, restores dignity, and strengthens community ties. When basic needs are met, hope has room to grow.
 

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25/05/2025

‘Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations’: Africa Day 2025

Human Wrongs Watch

By the African Union Commission*

The African Union commemorates Africa Day 2025 [24 May 2025] with a renewed call to justice, unity, and shared progress. Speaking on behalf of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AUC, delivered a stirring address that reflected on Africa’s historic journey while calling for bold steps toward a just and prosperous future.
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This year’s theme, “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations,” honours the memory of those who suffered under slavery and colonialism, while asserting the right of Africa and its diaspora to truth, justice, and restoration.
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“While justice and reparations remain long overdue,” the Chairperson affirmed, “Africa will not be held hostage by the pain of its past.”

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