Diane

[Sunflower 🌻 @LaureAnnie]

Day 7 and Rwandan women safety is still not guaranteed since we have no official statement. I know some of you sisters can’t resist and will be attending Rema’s concert (even though I wish you couldn’t). Please see below instructions to try and stay safe.

[Njyewe @njyewe_]

Testimonies are still many unfortunately. This is an ongoing battle until our officials put a stop to this.
Huge thanks to our influencers who have given us their platforms to share our testimonies. @6ft2inches @GuillaineSpeaks @berabose_ etc ❤️🫶🏿
@RNPSpokesperson @Rwandapolice

[Njyewe @njyewe_]

We still have a long way to go.

@RIB_Rw @Murangira_BT your statement clearly didn’t do anything.
@RNPSpokesperson n’abantu be ngo bafunze amatwi

[Samira Isimbi @Uwase_I]

Mwaramutse.

It’s Day 6

We haven’t heard from anyone about our anger.

It’s disappointing to feel unsafe in our own country but even very heartbreaking to feel like “you have to find ways to protect yourself”.

You are contributing to making women unsafe by ignoring our voices.

[GŸSLÁIN @hishignesss]

After all this I believe it would be valuable for us, as a nation, to have an open and constructive discussion why the police enforces laws never presented to the parliament to be voted by the people and passed in the judiciary to be evaluated against the constitution. 1/2

[Joys Sparkle @JoysSparkle]

Condoms have been found in dogs, lizards, birds and even corpses. Yet when a “conventionally unattractive” woman speaks against rape, some men body shame her and ask, “Who would rape her?” So Dumb that u think rape happens becuz a woman is attractive enough to be desired. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[Nicolas @Petitfrere007]

Her Story 💔

[k. @klein_msh]

we do not want a dress code, we want an end to the state approved policing of a woman's body.

we do not want a press conference or closed off meetings, we want real accountability and consequences for everyone involved in the making of this mess

keep making noise until we do.

[B. @kvneza]

They really don’t give a single FVCCKKKKK

[Co @korinnish]

Mind you, there are probably many more cases that we don’t get to see. Not everyone gets the chance to record what happens to them or have their experience captured on video.

[Judicaelle Irakoze @Judicaelle_]

I also think this debate shouldn't be minimized to just a miniskirt debate. This is way deeper and goes straight to the bodily autonomy of women. It relates to other pertinent issues such as the violence towards women , and the prevalence of teen pregnancies.

If a society blames the sexualization of women on the clothes they are wearing, that same society blame on women the very violence they endure.

[Sodalicious @bezabanjye]

A country can put women in half of parliament and still put men at the door deciding what women can wear lol

[Purplishh💜 @___TETA]

This is what you are causing, the incels and red-pills and perverts have stood up, babonye rugari babonye uruvugiro…. Who do we even tag? Turaririra nde?

[Tessi✨ @Tessii_b]

This is what we are fighting 😭 this is what we are trying to avoid. Imagine umuntu wumva ko uburenganzira bw’abagore bwarangiye what he will do to those women 😭😭😭😭💔

[Co @korinnish]

It starts with policing what women wear as testing the waters to see much control people are willing to accept and it gradually grows into broader restrictions, eventually into laws that oppress women at every opportunity, that’s why dismissing this as just clothing is dangerous.

[lenovo2 @Lenovo2U]

@XandrineUmutoni Wrapping moral panic in pseudo-intellectual talk about "capitalism" and "culture" is just fragile patriarchy with a thesaurus. Dismissing a woman’s autonomy as brainwashing only serves to infantilize her, pretending to protect her from corporations just to justify state control.

[Kivumbi King @KivumbiKing]

A police officer openly threatens to beat up a woman and we are just gonna let it slide?
Crazy things are actually happening.

[XM @Irandrine]

Perverts and rapists are justified now.

A MAN is deciding what HE thinks WOMEN should wear. What HE thinks is appropriate. A MAN in uniform can’t explain what law he is following. Just that if one refuses to go back and change, they can even be BEATEN.

What is this madness?

[Ange Aïsha @Karamenyabu]

Are we all witnessing Women’s bodies being policed and controlled by MEN and we are just moving on like nothing is happening??? Women are being turned away at venues because the MAN at the gate decided she is not dressed how he assumes she should. Which law is this again?

[Blesslink1〽️𝕏 @blesslinkk]

It’s not easy out there!

Ese kwambara ukikwiza bigenwa nande?!

Bagendera kuki?!

Mperuka Minister w’Urubyiruko avuga ko muri concert atari murusengero.

Where are we heading seriously?!