The tragic death of Souadou Sow, nicknamed Diarry, raped and killed in Malika on December 31, continues to cause a wave of indignation in Senegal. This unbearable violence particularly shocked the members of the Senegal Feminist Collective, who were quick to express their dismay at this heinous act.
Maimouna Astou Yade, member of the Collective, spoke during her intervention on the RFM, in the 10 p.m. edition, this Thursday, January 2. “We are extremely shocked, like everyone, by the murder of Diarry Sow. We offer our sincere condolences to the grieving family. We are really very surprised and very angry,” she declared, expressing the deep emotion that feel the members of the Collective following this tragedy.
This crime has once again galvanized Senegalese feminists, who have once again united to denounce violence against women. Maimouna Astou Yade specified that concrete actions will be put in place to fight against these gender murders, as part of a coordination bringing together the Collective of Feminists of Senegal, the Network of Feminists, as well as many other activist organizations.
In addition, the Collective of Feminists of Senegal, of which Maïmouna Yade is a member, is at the origin of the sit-in “Tatounène”, which translates to “all naked” in French. This gathering, intended to denounce violence against women, was banned by the prefect of Dakar, but this did not discourage the activists. According to Maimouna, the collective has not renounced this symbolic act of protest, in order to make their voices heard in the face of the murders and attacks of which women are victims, like Diarry.
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