Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual violence.
UPDATE: A new law criminalising rape and recognising it as a serious crime came into effect in January 2020, read more about how this was achieved here.
Millions of women around the world experience violence simply because of their gender. The UN estimates that one in three women will experience physical or sexual abuse at some point in their lives.
An incident of gender-based violence led Adjaratou Khady Ndiaye, a 21-year old Senegalese...