Mar 15, 2019 · Hadijatou Mani, who as a young girl was sold for around £200 as a “fifth wife” to an older man, saw that “marriage” ruled unlawful by the Niger Court of Appeals, the country’s highest court. What’s more, the Court outlawed the “fifth wife” tradition altogether.

Dec 14, 2022 · Hadizatou Mani-Karoau was sold off to a local chief, aged just 12, to become a wahaya or "fifth wife". "It was a terrible life. I had no rights; not to rest, not to food, not even to my own...

Niger: “fifth wife” slavery practice outlawed. Big win for Hadijatou Mani, a woman forced into sexual slavery as a “fifth wife”, against her former master.

Apr 2, 2019 · The ruling was based on the case of Hadizatou Mani, a woman who, after escaping forced slavery as a “fifth wife”, was taken to court by her former master who accused her of bigamy because of the marriage she entered into after her …

Mar 26, 2019 · Niger’s top court has outlawed the practice of keeping women as maids and sex slaves known as “fifth wives”, capping a decade-long legal battle by one victim that could inspire others in the West African nation to seek justice, lawyers and activists said.

Hadizatou Mani, a woman who was forced into slavery as a "fifth wife", escaped over a decade ago and married someone else, but her former master took her to court accusing her of bigamy, said Anti-Slavery International, which backed her case.

Hadijatou Mani, who as a young girl was sold for around £200 as a “fifth wife” to an older man, saw that “marriage” ruled unlawful by the Niger Court of Appeals, the country’s highest court. What’s more, the Court outlawed the “fifth wife” tradition altogether.

May 28, 2014 · Men in Niger are allowed to have four wives under a local interpretation of Islamic law. With a "fifth wife", no marriage takes place and the woman is treated solely as property. Niger...

Dec 15, 2022 · Hadizatou Mani-Karoau was sold off to a local chief, aged just 12, to become a wahaya or "fifth wife". "It was a terrible life. I had no rights; not to rest, not to food, not even to my own life," she tells BBC 100 Women from her home in southern…

Dec 14, 2022 · Hadizatou Mani-Karoau was sold off to a local chief, aged just 12, to become a wahaya or "fifth wife". "It was a terrible life. I had no rights; not to rest, not to food, not even to my own...