Rwanda Women's Dress Row Tests its Puritanical Powers

Rwanda Women's Dress Row Tests its Puritanical Powers

It followed anger among concertgoers in the capital, Kigali, after many were refused entry on style grounds to a show by Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz on August 29 at the BK Arena stadium.

Laws and Resurgent Cultural Claims: Rwanda’s Decency Policing Erodes Women’s Freedoms

The policing of women’s bodies in Rwanda cannot be read through narrow national lenses. We must look inward to lift the voices of women activists supporting survivors and calling for accountability, while also watching how these fragile moments feed or open the door to transnational anti-rights forces.Rwandan women continue to be stuck between a hard place and a rock, with an ambiguous law, rising levels of GBV due to the normalizing of violence against them stemming from policing of dress and yet holding the parliament majority seats.