<p><a href=”https://www.okayafrica.com/nigeria-declares-state-of-emergency-on-rape-/” target=”_blank”><strong><em>READ: Nigeria Declares ‘State of Emergency’ on Rape</em></strong></a><strong><em></em></strong></p><p>Wasserfall’s cousin<strong> </strong>is reportedly one of the organisers at the forefront of the ongoing #ShutItDown demonstrations. She explained in an<strong><em> </em></strong><a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172x1gq77rswbk?fbclid=IwAR3363DnoujuOI8FvbAEJ58B9vIaNh6vbXoc4M-fQxg9OxKfYTq34rBZqB4″ target=”_blank”><strong>interview with <em>BBC</em></strong></a> radio that police were slow to respond to her cousin’s disappearance in April. The boyfriend allegedly reported Wasserfall missing and was subsequently arrested upon the discovery of the body. Wasserfall’s body was allegedly found in Walvis Bay not too far from her home. “This points to the police’s incompetence,” Wasserfall’s cousin stated in the interview.</p><p><span></span>The <a href=”https://www.namibian.com.na/193052/archive-read/3-000-rape-cases-in-three-years” target=”_blank”>rates of rape and sexual harassment have increased in Namibia</a> with 200 cases of gender-based violence recorded every month. Women, children and members of the LGBTQIA+ community are adversely affected. Namibian youth have grown increasingly frustrated with the police’s lack of action in response to these cases. Protestors then marched to parliament where they were met by armed police in helmets and shields.</p> <p><div class=”dfp_atf-slot” data-not-loaded=”true”></div><script type=”text/javascript”> checkdfpScripts();
</script></p><div id=”6bd93″ class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”1aa09f1424df8e4ad1132cf08fd0ca39″><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet” data-twitter-tweet-id=”1315438207245447176″ data-partner=”rebelmouse”><div style=”margin:1em 0″>A No coming from a drunk voice is still a no.
A No coming from a soft voice is still a no.
A No coming from someone… https://t.co/OIeEagpcmN</div> — ????_??????_???? (@????_??????_????)<a href=”https://twitter.com/MsMackinza/statuses/1315438207245447176″>1602459882.0</a></blockquote></div> <p><br></p> <div id=”29499″ class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”d97e0ff635fa0a685b8685cc07462e46″><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet” data-twitter-tweet-id=”1314538447030439940″ data-partner=”rebelmouse”><div style=”margin:1em 0″>Powerful. Independence Avenue is still. Road is blocked. Traffic at standstill. “No Justice, no peace.”… https://t.co/uPzr4jWVln</div> — 19*️⃣? Descendant of beasts (@19*️⃣? Descendant of beasts)<a href=”https://twitter.com/Filemon_Fly/statuses/1314538447030439940″>1602245363.0</a></blockquote></div> <p><br></p> <div id=”184ff” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”b92e5012c2bd7ecc6ef09cc9f151faf9″><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet” data-twitter-tweet-id=”1314166933755957251″ data-partner=”rebelmouse”><div style=”margin:1em 0″>thread from today’s #shutitdown protests in Windhoek, Namibia where people are demanding action over sexual gender… https://t.co/S49I36Lgu1</div> — Samira Sawlani (@Samira Sawlani)<a href=”https://twitter.com/samirasawlani/statuses/1314166933755957251″>1602156787.0</a></blockquote></div> <p>Protestors have called for the Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, <strong>Doreen Sioka</strong>, to step down amid the #ShutItDown protests. <strong>Sioka</strong> <a href=”https://www.namibian.com.na/92073/read/Sioka-receives-backlash-on-abortion-views” target=”_blank”>allegedly holds regressive religious beliefs on abortion</a> and women’s rights. Abortion is still not legal in the Southern African country. Sioka’s religious stance clashes with progressive women’s movements which have been taking place across Africa. <br></p> <div id=”d5c95″ class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”ecce491e36d489429b74da305470a13a”><blockquote class=”twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet” data-twitter-tweet-id=”1314304244384772096″ data-partner=”rebelmouse”><div style=”margin:1em 0″>I was at the #ShutItDown protest. And tomorrow I will there again DOREEN SIOKA MUST RESIGN https://t.co/cPupHVw1SA</div> — ZOO PARK 25 (@ZOO PARK 25)<a href=”https://twitter.com/happy_juu22/statuses/1314304244384772096″>1602189525.0</a></blockquote></div> <p>Gender Based-Violence and particularly sexual gender-based violence has become a deep-seated crisis in Africa. <a href=”https://www.okayafrica.com/we-are-tired-rape-in-nigeria-ibadan/” target=”_self”>Nigeria</a> recently called for the castration of child rapists while the <a href=”https://www.okayafrica.com/gender-based-violence-liberia-declares-rape-national-emergency/” target=”_self”>Liberian government declared rape a national emergency</a> after mounting pressure from public protests. Similarly, Namibian protestors have called on President <strong>Hage Geingob</strong> to follow suit. <br></p>
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