Female peace activists in South Sudan have proposed a
nationwide sex strike to end the country's civil war.
The activists want women to support the strike in the hope
that it encourages men to seek a peaceful settlement to
the conflict, the Sudan Tribune reports. The idea came
about at a meeting of more than 90 women activists,
including several MPs, in South Sudan's capital, Juba, the
paper says. "A key suggestion was to mobilise all women
in South Sudan to deny their husbands conjugal rights until
they ensure that peace returns," the meeting's organisers
say in a statement.
South Sudan's government has been fighting rebel forces
since December 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people
have fled to neighbouring countries, and 1.4 million are
internally displaced as a result of the crisis, according to
the United Nations. Sex strikes are not unheard of as a
peace-seeking tactic. In 2003, Liberian women used the
same method as part of their efforts to end the country's
brutal 14-year civil war. Leymah Gbowee, who led the
strike, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.
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nationwide sex strike to end the country's civil war.
The activists want women to support the strike in the hope
that it encourages men to seek a peaceful settlement to
the conflict, the Sudan Tribune reports. The idea came
about at a meeting of more than 90 women activists,
including several MPs, in South Sudan's capital, Juba, the
paper says. "A key suggestion was to mobilise all women
in South Sudan to deny their husbands conjugal rights until
they ensure that peace returns," the meeting's organisers
say in a statement.
South Sudan's government has been fighting rebel forces
since December 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people
have fled to neighbouring countries, and 1.4 million are
internally displaced as a result of the crisis, according to
the United Nations. Sex strikes are not unheard of as a
peace-seeking tactic. In 2003, Liberian women used the
same method as part of their efforts to end the country's
brutal 14-year civil war. Leymah Gbowee, who led the
strike, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.
BBC news
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