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Australia:rape allegations vs Attorney General & male staffer
Zimbabwe:VP resigned over sexual misconduct allegation
NY:sexual assault allegations vs Governor
Senegal:rape allegation vs opposition leader
UK:police officer charged w murdering a woman
What fucking world is this?
And remember home is not safer.

This pandemic has been a horrifying reminder, with a spike globally in intimate partner terrorism and domestic abuse (from April 2020) 🎥 @rerutled

“Her body has become a battleground on which powerful men are fighting for political leverage over each other.”

africanfeminism.com/freeadjisarr-t… #FreeAdjiSarr #FreeSenegal #March4Justice #ReclaimTheseStreets
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A young woman has said an opposition leader in #Senegal raped her.

That opposition figure is himself a victim of state repression. Anti-government protests have erupted in his support.

When women’s bodies are used as proxy battlefields, read feminists africanfeminism.com/freeadjisarr-t…
“To speak out vs a powerful political figure...is almost to give up before you even start. How can we get Adji Sarr the support she needs at this time? We fail her when we only stick to the narrative of the powerful, even when that powerful person has been a victim of the state”
“When we fail to question why the leader is asking for charges to be dropped and the young woman’s in hiding, her life in danger, the democracy and freedom we are screaming while waving the Senegalese flag is not for everyone.”
#FreeSenegal #FreeAdjiSarr
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