Skip to main content

Malawi: women protest over 'trouser attacks'

World News

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on
Back

Malawi: women protest over 'trouser attacks'

Source:

Hundreds of people have protested in Blantyre in Malawi about attacks on women for wearing trousers.

Some women were this week beaten and stripped by vendors on the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, and Blantyre for not wearing traditional dress.

A BBC reporter says women wore trousers and mini-skirts to the demonstration to show their outrage.

Read more on BBC News, published 20 Jan

News

Hundreds of people have protested in Blantyre in Malawi about attacks on women for wearing trousers.

Some women were this week beaten and stripped by vendors on the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, and Blantyre for not wearing traditional dress.

A BBC reporter says women wore trousers and mini-skirts to the demonstration to show their outrage.

Read more on BBC News, published 20 Jan

News