Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme

Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme is a lawyer, and the Founder of Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI), a law reform and social movement project which seeks to create regional dialogue on sexual harassment for national impact. She is a Georgetown Law LLM Alumni and graduated with a specialized certificate in international human rights law. During this period, she served as an LL.M. Advisor to the Georgetown Journal on International Law and her thesis topic was “Sexual Harassment in the Pan African Parliament” which she presented at the White House (Eisenhower Executive Office Building) in April 2024 before the White House Gender Policy Council. She is Co-Director of the Gender Justice and Harassment Working Group at the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law (BCCE), Co-Editor in Chief of the BCCE E-Journal and a Board Member of the FemIDEAS, Decolonizing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education Project, based at the University of Westminster, United Kingdom. Furaha-Joy is also the lead editor of the #Firstofitskind book 'Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa: Country and Regional Perspectives." This groundbreaking publication led to an invite from Voice of America (VOA) Our Voices 638 to discuss the problem of sexual harassment in Africa as well as the book, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZpzGgjYV0

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Implementing Imperfect Laws or Fighting for Law Reform: A Closer Look at Sexual Harassment Laws

Implementing Imperfect Laws or Fighting for Law Reform: A Closer Look at Sexual Harassment Laws

In a 2024 report on sexual harassment laws in Africa, the inconsistency in definitions and fragmented approaches to reporting, investigations and punitive measures was found to be a significant challenge. A lack of consistency as to ...
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