[AfricaWatch] A Ugandan blogger argues that war crimes against women are rooted in a security struggle that women have to deal with day to day.

 

A Ugandan blogger argues that war crimes against women are rooted in a security struggle that women have to deal with day to day.

By Rosebell Kagumire, Kampala

Mention African women and security, and thoughts likely dash to the many wars, past and present, across the continent. This is because of mass crimes committed specifically against women, not least the waves of sexual violence in eastern Congo, Darfur, Kenya during 2007's post-election violence, Liberia, Sierra Leone and now Central African Republic.

But security is something that many young African women far from the frontlines have to deal with every day. If we cannot protect women during what we believe are times of peace, how much more difficult is it for women to be safe in times when social protection gets eroded?

http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/what-does-security-mean-african-women

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