groups. with burning and definitional. party and chat with musicians from around the world. groups every week w. . this is the news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes it's getting out of hand zero looms of greek crisis has sparked a huge public outcry about what's being done about it speaking to the country's first lady francine mom of the view. also coming up. gay sex is a crime in kenya but the high court meetings out on friday we meet one woman for whom the landmark ruling will have a huge personal impact. i'm

eddie michael jr welcome to news africa i'm glad you tuned in rape and sexual violence has been a continuing crisis in syria and for yes and it's getting worse in fact it has led presidents mother below to declare it's a national emergency he media announcements are made a public outcry over the issue after recorded cases of rape and sexual assaults doubled in the past year two thousand five hundred activists believe the actual figure to be much higher as many victims don't report sexual attacks and that's another shocking statistic seventy percent of the victims are under the age of fifteen one recent high profile case involved a three month old baby president he'll also announce that people convicted of sexual offenses against minors will be imprisoned for life. a move was welcomed by

activists and victims of sexual violence well as vice president of an organization that advocates represents the rights of women and girls in society and we welcome it we welcome it because it is bringing the spotlight and attention to that attorney issue that we believe deserves priority place via government government officials this is a welcome idea. this thing has been going on for so long and we're so happy that this president won. a fine and start to meet and we just hope that there will be proper implementation of the new law we've been dealing with these issues i have been following on these matters both in courts and also in homes i visit homes of some of the survivals and we know how much pain joining me from her residence in freetown is the first lady of syria only on my bumfights in my bill she's also

a woman's activist campaigning against gale child violence thank you very much mrs beale for making time for us and first of all how do you feel about the president's declaration of calling this a national emergency and well as a woman and a mother that's. celebrated we need the luxury because we need it we needed a bigger voice a great a voice in the country and there is no reason for the president himself so when we had to declare recession as we said. we embrace these declarations because that is what we need to force to be able. to actually change the people that do with this. hundred years crazy thing in this country. well some will see better than never but still why has it taken this long for

reef to be declared a national emergency considering that it's many in major problem for a very long time now well my husband has only been the president of the republic last ten months so in the last ten months my stay out of going out and campaign gets it and then. public have stood up and let the nation know this is something that the government is not going to accept and not count and so now the president decided it is time this is the right time for you to come out people know he's not going to be accepting any of this nonsense on the he's on the bus to president discount tree last year the number of such are relieved that violence more or less doubled to about nine thousand cases but you and other women's activists believe that the number is even. it should be more and

saw you believe that many people do not come out to report these cases what is being done to do with a culture of not reporting cases so many more people come reported. well the fact is before now when people report rape most times does it matter he says shannon definitely it will affect them in the future it just does not fit the individual and then it's so depressing to think to do is to just not saying anything about it and just keep it on that and the victim will just be victimized and you know the truth will cause courts free because they know that it will be too shameful for the victim to come out and say i've been raped and nothing will come out of it anyway but now that the country knows that the president himself is back in the team's myself as a force navy working to once that is on that my flat sheet as if you know if you've

been following that's why i had lunch the hunts of campaign in december hands of. rape is at the top of my yet that is one of the things that i believe we need to stop. the number of rapes now people are more bald people come forward because they're not they have somebody didn't own a house people who would support and you have been when he starts agenda who is working tirelessly to make sure any rip victim that can forward would we do you will support you will support your campaign and we will support all your pieces to go it forward but before now that is what was lacking they don't have the support they don't have anybody who will champion the cause is sort when they get to court . it's there what against the public traitor and unfortunately the puppy treats or is the person the puppet riddle no people in high places that's kids will just be

washed washed and defective will be left with justice as it is now if you if you if you do something like that i have promised this whole country if they catch us repeat. just know that you know your case it's not only would you seek to know it's meet all of those it's a woman in this country we all come out and we. just need to stop we definitely. thank you very much mrs deal for your time we know you're very busy so thank you very much we appreciate your time thank you to kenya now where on friday the high court will rule on whether or not to decriminalize gay sex it is currently punishable by law and one could serve up to fourteen years in prison if found guilty activists are hoping to win this case i think it's a really it would be a monumental. point for us i think that it it's

a decision that would have a ripple effect across the region because it would be the first country in and central africa to successfully determine lies homosexuality. that is if their so called repeal one six two petition is successful on friday so how important will that be for the l g b t i q community our correspondent melanie corrado bow met with mary moody who is still in office in society where you peeling the law could change everything. this goes maybe we'll help you but in my own rules. i'm timelessness so. just because i choose to love you frank. if it weren't for marion with three scars he would have a hard time guessing what she's been through mary identifies as

a lesbian that is why has stepfather koster out into the street when she was still a child that is why she was attacked by a group of men as a teenager and infected with hiv. it took. me all of about. and then after i. saw in the bible to pull of my own. thank you. both should they have been killed most of those because they are. just all over i was pregnant. and i'm so thankful group who may cause someone to. consume the money. thank you so. give me. some christopher has given mary strength and pace and prejudice and along with it criminalizes mary's very identity. in kenya it's not

illegal to be gay but it is against the law to act on it in practice this means that in so many cases like that of mary as you can see i.q. couples have had their relationships repressed by the state and given the widespread disapproval of homosexuality they face constant just criminal actions and the threat of violence in their community. is really did. because they're bringing evil on their world god groups are. not taught amongst the . it's not accept idea we can never learn to it that it's our behavior to be creative themselves although they are born like that i don't know i see it is them not to me. because i'm still a t. she's encountered hasn't broken very spirit. a minute that this is just. more and you need.

to because all that different in there's a make me raise a what you want everybody will love those who love love i don't know what these hold. mary hopes that soon she won't have to feel imprisoned for having women and that one day in kenya she might be able to marry the woman. i remarked. a few. love is the message and the message is love that's it for now from d.w. news africa you can catch all austar us on our website on facebook page. we leave you with some stunning images from the nominee where the median german artist mock zealand off has set up a sound installation playing africa by told tool on

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kwan shall teach us how to live more in the moment. first though britain's top prize for pop music the brit awards have quite the history it was at the brits that madonna got whiplash when she fell off stage wearing a giant cape and where the singer of. dumped ice water on a deputy prime minister this year though the focus was on the music mostly i thought he would superstar hugh jackman kicked off the show in fine style singing the theme from the movie the greatest showman and. this is the should i. use it should we use words so through the school the big winners of the night where. he picked up the best british group and british album of the it is except in speech saying he meant see he really .