Senegal: Where women’s bodies belong to everyone but themselves

The religious argument is often used to justify control over women

Originally published on Global Voices

Women’s protest against rape in Senegal in 2021. Screenshot from the video ‘Rape Cases in Senegal’ on the Le Dakarois 221 YouTube channel.

By Bowel Diop

In Senegal, women who are victims of rape can be condemned for trying to take control of their lives by having an abortion.

Like many other African countries, Senegal ratified the Maputo Protocol on December 27...