Silent Campuses: The Abuse Of Academic Power In Ethiopian Higher Education
Students in Ethiopian universities are speaking out against systemic sexual harassment and academic extortion by lecturers. The reports detail coercive practices, such as 'sex-for-grades' demands, which remain largely unaddressed by institutional authorities.
Saron Bekele (name changed upon request for safety) was a student at Addis Ababa University when she faced an encounter that altered her academic life. She is among numerous university students across the country who have stepped forward to share harrowing experiences of sexual harassment, extortion, and ‘sex-for-grades’ demands imposed by their own lecturers and department heads.
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