How claims of ‘consensual rough sex’ hide abuse and coercive control from courts: Mr.Note19 / Shutterstock In December 2018, British man John Broadhurst was sentenced to just three years and eight months in prison for the manslaughter of his girlfriend Natalie Connolly. While Connolly sustained 40 injuries, including a lacerated vagina and a fractured skull, …
Does the government’s plan to allow ‘consensual’ conversion therapy undermine its proposed ban?: Shutterstock/Studio Romantic The UK government has announced proposals to ban so-called “conversion therapy” – attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity under the guise of support. It has opened a short public consultation asking for views on its plan. …
Africans want consensual democracy – why is that reality so hard to accept?: King Mswati III of eSwatini, Africa's last absolute monarch, is facing growing demands for democracy and rule of law. EPA-EFE/Yeshiel Panchia It has become common to argue that most Africans are not that committed to democracy. Commentators often suggest that Africans care …