Stories written by Sennen Hounton

Online Abuse is Real Violence — and Africa’s Women and Girls are Paying the Price

By Sennen Hounton and Lydia Zigomo
New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world – and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is the digital space.

Women & Girls Up Front — the Humanitarian Response in Democratic Republic of Congo

By Julitta Onabanjo, Shoko Arakaki and Sennen Hounton
Eleven-year-old “Anne” went to a health facility with her mother in the conflict-affected province of Ituri, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. At first, she could barely tell her story.
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