A report produced jointly by the International Commission of Jurists and Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse says that one in three girls in eSwatini will experience some form of sexual violence before they are 18 years old, while 48% of Swazi women will experience some form of sexual violence over their lifetime, with intimate partners such as husbands and boyfriends, most likely to be the perpetrators. The report is part of a guide to journalists and other media workers in eSwatini on how to report gender-based violence.
To assist in efforts to combat gender-based violence, the ICJ and Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) collaborated to create a guide on ... see more »
Eswatini: 1 in 3 Girls Experience Sexual Violence, New Report Reveals
Swazi Media, 4 October 2020
One in three girls in Swaziland (eSwatini) will experience some form of sexual violence before they are 18 years old, a report just out says. Read more »
Eswatini: Increase in Sexual Violence Against Children As Schools Closed By Covid-19
Swazi Media, 24 September 2020
The closure of schools in Swaziland (eSwatini) because of the coronavirus pandemic has led to an increase in sexual and gender based violence against children, a United Nations… Read more »
Eswatini: Domestic Abuse Cases Double in Swaziland During Coronavirus Lockdown
Swazi Media, 5 May 2020
The number of recorded domestic abuse cases in Swaziland (eSwatini) has doubled during the present coronavirus lockdown. Read more »
Eswatini: One in Three Female Students At Swaziland University Sexually Assaulted in Single Year
Swazi Media, 30 November 2019
More than one in three female students at the University of eSwatini reported they had been sexually assaulted in one year, academic research just published reveals. Read more »
Eswatini: Police Beat 14-Year-Old Who Went to Report She Had Been Raped By Her Father, Court Told - Report
Swazi Media, 15 January 2019
A young woman in Swaziland / eSwatini told a court police beat her up when she went to report she had been raped by her father. She was 14 years old at the time. Read more »
Qinisile Mabuza, a High Court judge in the deeply conservative kingdom of eSwatini has started a debate about legalising abortion after revealing her intentions to lobby for it to ... Read more »
Ncamiso Ngcamphalala, President of the Economic Freedom Fighters-Swaziland (EFF), has been charged with sedition for criticizing King Mswati III on the Swati Newsweek website. In ... Read more »
In eSwatini, access to food has become increasingly difficult during the extreme lockdown that was imposed by the authorities in a bid to bolster efforts to curb the spread of ... Read more »
An LGBT+ advocacy group has challenged a High Court ruling that forbids it from operating in the country. Founded as one of the few advocacy groups lobbying for basic legal ... Read more »
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